phoneymouse

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phoneymouse ,

It should be law that every company with more than 50 employees has a union

phoneymouse , (edited )

There are definitely reasons not to change jobs constantly. It kind of depends on industry.

Finding a new job might mean you need to relocate, which is inconvenient and becomes harder if you own a home or have a family.

There is also always a risk that the new company’s culture or your new boss are bad. It’s not something you can really know for sure until you switch, but if they aren’t good, it might not be worth the extra money.

It also takes time to ramp up and figure out the way things work. Being new in a job kinda sucks for a lot of reasons.

Your current job might offer something that is hard to find elsewhere like flexibility to work remotely when you want, or free food, or a good 401k match.

Some benefits take time to accrue and starting over at a new company might mean starting over on benefits accrual. For example, some companies increase vacation days based on years of service. Same goes for other things like percentage of 401k match. You might also miss out on claiming the full 401k match that you’ve earned at your current job if you leave early depending on vesting schedules.

Some companies have better job security than others. A new company might pay more, but also do regular layoffs. If your current company is fairly stable, it might not be worth it to move to one that does more layoffs.

Your current employer might pay close to top of market already. It could be hard to find another employer that actually would pay you more, and even if they could, it might not be worth the little extra for all of the other above cited risks of changing jobs.

phoneymouse ,

My manager sat on a leave request of mine for a week. When I inquired about it, he said it wasn’t a good time, but begrudgingly approved it. I understand why people are not asking. I get 12 days off a year. If I can’t have the days I want, what’s the fucking point of leave?

phoneymouse ,

Wamp wamp wamp

phoneymouse ,

My dog would’ve torn him apart

phoneymouse ,

His mate is named Frederika and she was born in 1991. Does that make him a dirty old man?

phoneymouse ,

Now these workers should join UAW cause it’s the right thing to do if they’re benefiting from the unions work.

phoneymouse ,

If your system hasn’t been upgraded to 64-bit types by 2038, you’d deserve your overflow bug

phoneymouse ,

64 bits is already enough not to overflow for 292 billion years. That’s 21 times longer than the estimated age of the universe.

phoneymouse ,

They subsidize their profits with food stamps.

phoneymouse ,

Dogs love to roll in gross shit.

Apparently, it’s some instinctual behavior. They roll in something smelly and gross to help mask their scent which gives them an advantage when hunting.

My dog prefers to roll in dead things. Dead birds are her favorite. Always a pleasant ride home after that.

phoneymouse ,

That’s a story

phoneymouse ,

You have to appear, but can refuse to answer questions

phoneymouse ,

Every company larger than 250 workers should automatically be unionized.

phoneymouse ,

Sure, government should step in and require union formation. Either the employees join an existing union or are able to form their own, without any obstruction from the company. There is no case where the employees are better off without a union. It’s like going to court without a lawyer. Companies telling you, you don’t need a union is like a prosecutor telling a defendant they don’t need legal defense. Also, there is a collective element, the existence of non-unionized employees hurts the power of unions and unionized employees.

phoneymouse ,

I don’t see how that question is relevant. In a democracy, the state should theoretically be incentivized to do what is best for its constituents, since its constituents are mostly workers, I would think mandatory unionization would be a no brainer. In practice, power in our democracies largely mirrors the power structure of our economy with capitalists capable of using their capital to control the government in the same way they use it to control workers by denying them the full benefit of what they produce. It’s how you get workers on food stamps while the CEO is worth billions.

What matters is workers being able to benefit from the fruits of their labor, rather than shareholders and management exclusively. Today, you can spend 40 years of your life building a company as an employee and be thrown to the curb without a cent of equity. Workers, despite dedicating their lives to the company, have no rights or recourse. Unions help change that and give workers power. The state should represent the best interests of the public and serve as a counter-balance to protect the public interest from the power and narrow-mindedness of private interest.

phoneymouse ,

I mean hasn’t it supported the interests of both to some degree, but only when the working class forced it. As a rule, it tends to support business because that is where wealth is concentrated and influence follows. The most substantial gains in worker rights has always been through unions, strikes, civil disobedience, etc. acting as a catalyst for politicians to prioritize the interests of workers over business. In other words, workers need unions to be more powerful than business.

Where are you trying to go though with your questions? I still think private interest serves a role in organizing society for certain important tasks by providing an incentive structure that the government can’t. That said, the government should heavily regulate private interest so it mostly serves the best interest of the public.

Workers are not valuable

So, I just need to rant for a minute about what’s just happened. It’s made me feel fairly disposable as a worker. I work in I.T. support. I help people who can’t operate technology with highly complicated issues. I am highly skilled, well trained and I have a diverse set of understanding for technical issues....

phoneymouse ,

Did you check with an employment attorney? Sounds illegal.

phoneymouse ,

Also, half the time, I’m literally taking work meetings during my commute because I’m both required to physically be in the office and also start taking meetings before I can even get to work.

phoneymouse ,

Any workplace with more than 50 employees should automatically be unionized

phoneymouse ,

I’m really impressed with how quickly lemmy is building a community, shitposts, beans, and all.

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