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Most everyone is a temporarily embarrassed unicorn founder around here.

• Popeyes 1y ago
  Just one line of code away from being an alpha tech bro with Elon's number on their phone.
  • ikari_pl 1y ago
    the line must be the Permenance Code. Jeez, it was such a stupid movie ruining the franchise. Nobody needed a rushed sequel.
  • AbstractH24 1y ago
    I do feel like folks forget HN is a subproject of YC. What traits do you think are going to be common in the audience it attracts?
• mlrtime 1y ago
  This is such a cynical unoriginal take. No, I don't care about being in a unicorn and I'm not a embarrassed billionaire. But I don't idolize unions either. I don't want to be paid the same as all other workers with the same title, I like getting personal bonuses based on performance. I don't want to be in a union.
  • triceratops 1y ago
    > I don't want to be paid the same as all other workers with the same title That's not what unions do. > I like getting personal bonuses based on performance A union doesn't prevent that. Film and TV actors, and professional athletes are in unions. They are not all paid the same. They get lavish bonuses based on performance. Retail and fast food workers are usually not in unions. They don't make much money. A union can't increase wages (much) and it doesn't decrease wages. Only supply and demand can do that.
    • koliber 1y ago
      I never worked at a union workplace. However, I’ve worked with underperforming colleagues who were could not be fired for whatever reason. It was miserable.
      • triceratops 1y ago
        So...there's nothing about unions specifically that makes underperforming colleagues un-fireable right? Because you've seen that in non-union workplaces. Union membership won't save Kylian Mbappe from being dropped to the bench if he doesn't score enough goals. His endorsement deals or his agent's influence might do it.
        • koliber 1y ago
          I don't know where it stems from, but I think it's harder to fire people in union shops. In a non-union shop, you have to work with the person, their manager, and HR to see if you can correct someone's performance, and if that does not work, let them go. At a union shop, I imagine someone from the union will also be involved in this process, and it's hard to imagine how this process would be made easier through the involvement of another person, who happens to hold a bias.
      • idiotsecant 1y ago
        You'll forgive me for saying that you sound wildly underqualified to comment on the subject. I have worked in non-union shops and union shops. The union shops have a way better quality of life.
        • koliber 1y ago
          You're forgiven, but not correct re: me being under-qualified to comment. I have interacted with union shops and non-union shops and have 25 years of professional experience, so please don't be dismissive. I've worked with union shops as clients and I've hit a surprising amount of friction due to things which seemed union related. Things like "that's not my job and we need XYZ to do it" and what seemed like people slacking at their job from the outside. I once needed a desk moved a few feet which required a power strip to be plugged into a different wall outlet, and was told we need to wait for the electricians. Risking the wrath and fallout, I did it myself. I've also seen this kind of behavior at non-union shops, but it was less explicitly stated and it was relatively easy to do something about it. I'm sure you're correct about the quality of life at union shops.