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> even in tech Especially in tech. Tech has always been anti-labor and anti-union.
by 9283409232 1y ago
> even in tech
Especially in tech. Tech has always been anti-labor and anti-union.
- no_wizard 1y agoThere was a time where software companies at least did seem, if you read the historical records available, treat workers actually well on balance. Like at Google, there were secretaries that became millionaires because they were granted stock options (a practice that has gotten less generous over time and more restrictive) I feel like from about 1996-2012 was the golden years, everything got corporatized as the MBAs flooded in around 2013. I’m talking about early Google, Netscape, early Facebook, Sun Microsystems, flurry of Web 2.0 companies etc
- 9283409232 1y agoThey were granted stock options because of the high risk nature of startups. It was the leverage they had over the old guard is that if you join us and we succeed, you're set for life. It wasn't because they were worker friendly, they were trying to compete with the IBM and Intels of the world.