Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration ( www.businessinsider.com )

wagesj45 , 10 months ago

Now just imagine how much us techbros could make in engineering if we unionized.

OwenEverbinde , 10 months ago

I’m not a tech worker. I have only heard stories told by the ones that quit.

I cannot even imagine how quickly entire systems would come crashing down to the tune of billions of dollars if tech workers ever decided to strike.

The amount of leverage organized tech workers could have is mind boggling.

Eezyville , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Its not like the companies can just replace them with cheap labor. Tech requires skills that are built over years of dedication. These companies wouldn’t even be able to get foreigners to replace the tech workers because 1) language barrier, 2) culture barrier, 3) legal barrier (taxes, labor laws, etc), 4) immigration barrier, 5) time to onboard and learn the codebase. Then it would inevitable lead to unmaintainable code because these companies will want the work to be done yesterday and see no value in maintainable code.

OwenEverbinde , 10 months ago

These companies wouldn’t even be able to get foreigners to replace the tech workers

Oh, but boy have they tried.