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"Are you implying that private corporations are more motivated to take advantage of their employees for profit, rather than just trying to keep them happy and p
by jmngomes 12y ago
"Are you implying that private corporations are more motivated to take advantage of their employees for profit, rather than just trying to keep them happy and productive?"
I'd say yes, of course they are, apart from very few exceptions. Isn't the illegal wage-fixing move by Apple, Intel and Google a prime example of that?
- TheBeardKing 12y agoDoD members get screwed as well, as seen in several high profile instances, but you can't just point to a couple cases and think that indicates a trend. I'm sure surveys of large tech companies and the DoD would show that professionals choose their current employer because they're treated well. We have enough mobility in this country that large scale mistreatment would be met with mass exodus and ultimate failure of the employer.
- kyllo 12y agoWe have enough mobility in this country that large scale mistreatment would be met with mass exodus and ultimate failure of the employer This is only true when the economy is booming as it is right now. No one was saying this in 2009.
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoThe economy's only booming for those of us in tech. That's why there's all these wildcat labor actions, you see, which have finally resulted in wages growing across-the-board for the first time in decades.
- tedunangst 12y agoCynically, wage fixing does keep people happy and productive, because it means they spend less time worrying about how much more they could make at some other company.