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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000-a-year package with a mixture of anger and admiration (www.businessinsider.com)
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Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[–] 68 points 3 years ago (4 children)

As a tech worker, I'm super happy they're being compensated so well. We're witnessing the power of workers organizing and I'm loving it. I would like to see unions in tech become a thing, but it's impossible to organize anything with the people here and talking about it openly will get you fired for "completely unrelated" reasons.

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think there is real pressure to divide different workers. This article is just one I've been seeing that had this narrative. And no tech worker I know is angry.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    It's okay to be angry when it's directed the right way. It's not the driver's with whom anyone should be upset; it's the executives refusing to provide fair compensation that we should all be angry at.

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