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Even having unique skills is not enough. People can still take advantage of you if you aren't career- or business-savvy enough. This is a complex environment,
by Dewie3 11y ago
Even having unique skills is not enough. People can still take advantage of you if you aren't career- or business-savvy enough.
This is a complex environment, not simply a question of being special snowflake 10X programmer or whatever. "Oh, you're skilled, Jimmy. You get the job done. But see, Jimmy; you are not a team player. We've been having a lot of work to do lately, and you are not putting in the extra effort by staying late enough, Jimmy. You see, Pete, now that's a guy that goes the extra mile! And there are plenty of others. Frankly, you should try and put in just a little more effort (because you're easily replaceable, Jimmy)".
What good does it do to be a "10X Ninja" if you feel like a small fish in a big pond with no bargaining chips?
- learnstats2 11y agoI don't really see what the benefit for Jimmy to stay in that situation is. If Jimmy is skilled, and the company thinks or acts like Jimmy is replaceable, then Jimmy is in a bad job. Jimmy should leave before Jimmy is mentally harmed. I believe this to the extent that I think creating a union to protect people in that type of situation is a net negative, where the union acts to help keep people in that type of job, where the union acts like those people are replaceable parts, which ends up being to the benefit mainly of that type of employer: as those workers indeed become replaceable parts. We should encourage those skilled workers to leave instead, by offering them something better.
- Dewie3 11y ago> I don't really see what the benefit for Jimmy to stay in that situation is. If Jimmy is skilled, and the company thinks or acts like Jimmy is replaceable, then Jimmy is in a bad job. Jimmy should leave before Jimmy is mentally harmed. You are assuming a perfectly rational actor. And with perfect information - we tend to suck up and endure a lot of shit if we just think it is "normal".