Tech's Elite Hates Labor

Post by sneak » Thu, Feb 09, 2023, 8:03 AM UTC

strawpeople wrote: post #414

sneak wrote: post #384

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There is! Management would be replaced by cheaper management if it were possible to do so at the same level of quality. Either corporations are insane immoral pathological paperclip/profit maximizers, in which case any manager would be replaced with a cheaper version or even a algorithm, or they're not and managers aren't worth what they're being paid. If the CEO or upper management is so fungible, why aren't they be…

You’re confusing leverage and political positioning with competence and capability. Not that all managers are incompetent. Some are indeed inspired and or excellent. However these are rare. Just as there are many average engineers who aren’t very productive, so there are many managers who aren’t very capable and are just in their position because they were in the right place at the right time.

Post by Cupertino95014 » Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 9:24 PM UTC

forrestthewoods wrote: post #24

thebradbain wrote: post #9

For another perspective on high-skill labor organization, also based in California, for an industry that dominates the industry of its biggest city and is also one of our nation’s most lucrative industries, let’s look to Hollywood. The Hollywood guilds should be held up as a model for high skilled labor. It’s also something tech and (and especially the gaming industry) can learn from. The WGA, for example, allows the…

The problem with this theory is that the gaming industry has to work with the Voice Actors Guild and they are a huge pain in the ass. The hourly rate is fine. The min/max hours is fine. The union exclusivity clause is bullshit. They won’t even allow you to use your own company’s employees to record temporary VO. It’s all or nothing. Expo hall unions are even worse. I have to wait 30 minutes and pay someone $50 so the…