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In reply to the discussion: why are you not in a labor union...? [View all]tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)108. no unions in my field
Even though we strongly support them.
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I'm an experienced white-collar IT professional with a highly marketable skill set
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#3
so unions are only for blue-collar non-pros w/o marketable 'skill sets' who aren't 'up to the c
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#6
Decisions have consequences. I have chosen to fore-go choices early in my life, I am in
bluestate10
Jan 2013
#91
I am number 3 in seniority in a company that presently employs 12 people plus 1 contractor
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#11
I don't feel that luck has much to do with it. I got a good education and have worked hard...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#16
Luck has a lot to do with it. Most branches of IT are prime layoff bait. The subset that clicked
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#19
I've gone from being a curriculum writer to a technical/business writer, phased into systems analyst
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#26
I've done most of those you listed myself. So why the contradictions in your posts?
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#29
Only that we now know you have decided to accept the unacceptable as a good thing.
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#36
Getting laid off from a job you aren't happy with can put you in a good position.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#39
A company that lets perfectly good people go just to save money might just be stupid
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#67
I can think of only one occasion where I truly ended up worse off after a layoff, or voluntarily...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#106
He has worked his ass off. Yes, he had some luck along the way, all of us do.
bluestate10
Jan 2013
#61
Everyone I've ever known here in Silicon Valley has worked their ass off.
Starry Messenger
Jan 2013
#62
My other career is also IT, and I have reached out to the SEIU in the past suggesting they
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#14
Pardon me for laughing with you at the concept of "job security." I've been laid off four times.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#21
So which is it? You either are fine and have no worries, or you aren't. Which are you arguing? nt
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#24
I've never felt that I have any real job security beyond a 6 - 12 month horizon, and that doesn't...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#30
This is exactly what most of the other people said when we were trying
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#34
Yep, I'm one of those and I learned that lesson the hard way and will never forget it.
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#40
Nobody has ever approached me about unionization, and I've been working since 1981.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#41
My apologies. You've certainly seen what happened to our profession. The Clintons wiped out
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#64
The existing unions (e.g., teachers, AFSCME, etc.) need to be helping everyone else unionize!
reformist2
Jan 2013
#10
Other: I live in a right-to-work-for-less state, and former co-workers didn't value unions.
GoCubsGo
Jan 2013
#42
Option missing: My workplace is unionized, but I work for the salary/management staff.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#52
I'm management (self-employed), plus a medical professional not subject to
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#63
There are no unions organizing my industry or profession but I support those that do!
Lesmoderesstupides
Jan 2013
#81
There is a labor union in my workplace - but they won't let my position qualify for membership.
ellisonz
Jan 2013
#116
I can tell you that my union membership experiences have been 100% positive....
mike_c
Feb 2013
#122