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I'm starting to wonder if the current employment model, at least in the tech sector, needs a change. Perhaps the health and retirement benefits needs to get off
by LikeBeans 2y ago
I'm starting to wonder if the current employment model, at least in the tech sector, needs a change. Perhaps the health and retirement benefits needs to get offloaded to the government (with contributions from employee and employers similar to the French system) and everyone becomes a contractor. That's where employers compete for employees in the open market without benefits lockin. Yeah for the US it sounds like a pipe dream.
- pragmatic 2y agoWhen jobs are lost in manufacturing/mining/etc it's efficiency. When it happens in tech it's time for socialism? Maybe as a society we could amp up the empathy a little bit and the 90-99% could stand together instead of getting picked off industry by industry?
- LikeBeans 2y agoGood point. Actually I hope it happens (the socialized benefits) to all industries. In the past one of the reasons you committed to a corporation was for the benefits. From healthcare to retirement and stability. They are obviously not committed to anyone. Hence imo they, the corporations, should lose the benefit of the lockin. Maybe they can differentiate for the high value employees by giving them RSUs and better pay.
- satvikpendem 2y agoHow is that socialism? Workers don't control the means of production in an open market either. Having healthcare and benefits tied to employment is not a smart idea as it essentially traps workers into working forever in order to get good healthcare.