Re:Unions are good for the non-Talented
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IT Unions?
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It is not just our superior sill that makes us earn a lot of money, but the demand on the labour market. And you even if you can match with the best of us in skill, you can suffer from changes in demand and so on. Just look at the history, I'm shure there where plenty of them in Pitsburgh who just spoke as you do.
And even if you think you will be OK because of your skills - there are others out there as well. If they are not organized, they are might easily be used against you (as they might be much cheaper because they can't sell themselves as well as you can), at least in the mid-to-long-term.
It is really very short-sighted to think that in IT everything will be OK and we will never have to fight. Most of us are young. Who says, that once the labour market is not on our side anymore, the pressure and workload won't remain, but the wages will be lower, as there will be others ready to replace you (and everyone can be replaced, even if the cost might be high).
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It is not just our superior sill that makes us earn a lot of money, but the demand on the labour market. And you even if you can match with the best of us in skill, you can suffer from changes in demand and so on. Just look at the history, I'm shure there where plenty of them in Pitsburgh who just spoke as you do. And even if you think you will be OK because of your skills - there are others out there as well. If they are not organized, they are might easily be used against you (as they might be much cheaper because they can't sell themselves as well as you can), at least in the mid-to-long-term. It is really very short-sighted to think that in IT everything will be OK and we will never have to fight. Most of us are young. Who says, that once the labour market is not on our side anymore, the pressure and workload won't remain, but the wages will be lower, as there will be others ready to replace you (and everyone can be replaced, even if the cost might be high).