Comment Re:Disorganized Labor (Score 1) 736
1. This country is not a democracy, it's a representative republic. Besides, democracy/rr != being treated fairly, it's about representing large numbers of peoples and interests by a small number of people in order to run a country effectively (well, that's the idea at any rate).
2. Blue Collar = everyone gets treated the same, no matter the ability.
3. White collar = everyone gets treated according to their ability (mostly).
What the IT industry lacks is professional organizations. Something akin to the IEEE.
I'm not saying don't organize. I am saying don't "unionize" :P
Additionally, my former employer (a consulting company) built a great environment for IT folks, because your average IT shop is seen only as a cost center - no company benefit. They made sure the "average" IT person was quite satisfied, at the same time, they abused the way many of us work - long hours, we love what we do, we love to tinker. In many cases, some of us were working 80+ billable hours a week, but only getting paid for 40. The rest of the money went to - you guessed it - management.
I don't have a problem with management getting paid a lot more, their job in many ways is more difficult. However, when you forget the people that are making you that money, I have an an issue.
Never be loyal to a company, as it won't ever be loyal to you. Be loyal to yourself, and your career. If everyone did this, companies couldn't take us geeks for granted they way they can now. When something can't be taken for granted, it must be treated with a significant amount of respect, which in our case, I would say means dollars.
2. Blue Collar = everyone gets treated the same, no matter the ability.
3. White collar = everyone gets treated according to their ability (mostly).
What the IT industry lacks is professional organizations. Something akin to the IEEE.
I'm not saying don't organize. I am saying don't "unionize"
Additionally, my former employer (a consulting company) built a great environment for IT folks, because your average IT shop is seen only as a cost center - no company benefit. They made sure the "average" IT person was quite satisfied, at the same time, they abused the way many of us work - long hours, we love what we do, we love to tinker. In many cases, some of us were working 80+ billable hours a week, but only getting paid for 40. The rest of the money went to - you guessed it - management.
I don't have a problem with management getting paid a lot more, their job in many ways is more difficult. However, when you forget the people that are making you that money, I have an an issue.
Never be loyal to a company, as it won't ever be loyal to you. Be loyal to yourself, and your career. If everyone did this, companies couldn't take us geeks for granted they way they can now. When something can't be taken for granted, it must be treated with a significant amount of respect, which in our case, I would say means dollars.
