to be fair, in a world of monopolization it is hard to get fair employment terms. I do think the unions were necessary once upon a time, but they are extremely antiquated.
Not if you're actually a skilled worker no. If you're a seat filler, you betcha they won't treat you well. Your value as a worker is directly commensurate with how difficult it is to replace you.
I disagree. In a monopolized environment, cronyism and cozying to the right people is what gets you ahead. your actual skill or productivity is irrelevant.
A company has to be worried about losing you to their competitors in order to give a shit about your productivity. if they know they are the only one that you can work for, there's no incentive for them to treat you well.
indeed I did. the people you have to suck up to might change, but the result is mostly the same. the difference is one has to at least pretend that your safety and well-being are their top priority.
I do think you're right about that, but that's the problem, a lot of union members especially are completely living in the past and likely don't even realise how much they're being screwed. It's all about job competition now and if you don't set yourself up right of course you're going to get a shit deal in life. You also have to be very aware of the large scams done by startup companies and scummy CEOs who are working their next con to sell to some bagholder while the rest of the employees are fucked over because the business has zero value in real terms.
to be fair, in a world of monopolization it is hard to get fair employment terms. I do think the unions were necessary once upon a time, but they are extremely antiquated.
Not if you're actually a skilled worker no. If you're a seat filler, you betcha they won't treat you well. Your value as a worker is directly commensurate with how difficult it is to replace you.
I disagree. In a monopolized environment, cronyism and cozying to the right people is what gets you ahead. your actual skill or productivity is irrelevant.
A company has to be worried about losing you to their competitors in order to give a shit about your productivity. if they know they are the only one that you can work for, there's no incentive for them to treat you well.
You just described a union. Kissing ass, cronyism, etc. Unions in a nutshell.
indeed I did. the people you have to suck up to might change, but the result is mostly the same. the difference is one has to at least pretend that your safety and well-being are their top priority.
Nobody is hard to replace, new replacements are coming by the thousands every day.
Which is of course an argument for bet zero immigration allowance, but that's not the point. Jose and Mugumbo aren't replacing skilled workers.
Yes they are, there's nowhere left to run and the way I see it I'll probably end up dead on the street eventually when I'm unable to find work.
I do think you're right about that, but that's the problem, a lot of union members especially are completely living in the past and likely don't even realise how much they're being screwed. It's all about job competition now and if you don't set yourself up right of course you're going to get a shit deal in life. You also have to be very aware of the large scams done by startup companies and scummy CEOs who are working their next con to sell to some bagholder while the rest of the employees are fucked over because the business has zero value in real terms.