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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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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::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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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 118 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah. The anti-union propaganda has begun to stop the tech industry from unionizing, lol.

They are scared they will and with good reason. A strong union will level the playing field.

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd think these complainers would realize it's great when other jobs get a massive raise... because those engineers can now say "Why should I work here and deal with your nonsense when UPS drivers are making near 100K in low cost of living income areas?"

Like, please please please let the cashiers at walmart start making 30 dollars an hour so I can tell my boss that I need a raise or I'm dipping to walmart.

[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Holy hell, I wish more people got this concept.

[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't have to worry too much about us tech workers unionizing because the tech world is full of more introverts on average than other (especially blue collar) fields. And a lot of us are constantly scared of getting fired or replaced.

So many of us still believe the lie that our individual hard work will be rewarded.

It's going to be a while.

I was fantasizing a bit about becoming wealthy enough to stop working, and it occurred to me that the actual best thing to do if I'm ever in that position would be to start talking with my coworkers about unionizing. Then maybe even get fired for it and sue for more money. Money I'd probably plow back into unionizing tech workers.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I like your way o thinking