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They just formed the biggest tech worker union in the US. The plan is to take on AI and industry layoffs (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
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[–] 14 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Unions are why we have 30 days vacation every year in Europe. Its the entire reason why we are not completely exploited like in the US.

Many people fought very hard to make that happen.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Oddly enough... I have noticed something. People in tech are sick a lot. Many tech places have unlimited sick and pto. People know the pto isn't really unlimited. So they just are "sick" a lot. In the end, a lot of people take a lot more than 30 days. So that kind of argument won't sway many of them. The layoffs though. And the way they are handled. That is what people really really don't like. And the healthcare crap. Those are the things I mention if the subject of unions ever comes up.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    I used to work in tech and I think it's very draining these days, with AI and the constant pressure to deliver more and more. Could be why people are "sick", they just can't work on that level all the time, even being young.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Yep, they know they need a break, and it's kinda like being sick anyway. :) I just avoid working that hard in the first place. I almost never stay up late to work. Like once or twice a year if it's some truely critical thing. Or just something I am really interested in. And if I work after 5, it's nearly always because I am gaining some sense of completion or satisfaction from the specific work. Never just because some arbitrary deadline was set.

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