Gregory's ServerAn Introduction to Class Warfare for the Software Engineer https://medium.com/@lloyd-f-hough/an-introduction-to-class-warfare-for-the-software-engineer-1810833055d7
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@yogthos I enjoyed the first half of the essay, but I don’t think the second half really works. I think it is not in the best interest of individuals to try and single-handedly gum up the machine. They’ll just get rid of you. Also, you’ll not improve. The only answer to this are collective solutions. This can include unionisation or joining companies or forming cooperatives that have the right principles and practices. But admittedly (particularly in the USA) that’s not very easy. @rmischook agreed, I think the essay does a good job identifying the problems, but falls apart towards the end. I completely agree that forming cooperatives while unionizing workers in traditional companies are the only real solutions here. Good news is that unionizing is starting to become more mainstream in tech industry, and I'm sure the current wave of layoffs is helping people reconsider things now. @yogthos I’m very lucky - work for a local company here who genuinely respect their people. Everyone deserves that. @rmischook the company I work at is decent at respecting the workers overall, but I'd like to find a coop to work in at some point. @rmischook thanks for the link, I recently saw a memo from a hedge fund as well demanding that large companies do layoffs https://www.tcifund.com/files/corporateengageement/alphabet/20th%20January%202023.pdf |
@yogthos @grb090423 This was an excellent take. Hope everyone embraces this immediately.