8. The nonexistent career ladder most companies have for hard-tech people; expectation of “up into management or out”.
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Long story short: I do not accept the argument that tech is so well paid it can’t organize. Tech is so well paid IT SHOULD ORGANIZE.
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re: point 7, likely tech "organizing" will eventually take the form of professional orgs that enforce rather than oppose credentialism
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similar to doctors/lawyers/etc. it is in the interest of the group to restrict entry so as to shift the supply curve in their favor
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could be argued this is a good thing for the public, would bring baseline ethical standards, make the field much more risk-averse
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probably how it happens is some software-related accident that causes loss of life becomes huge mainstream scandal
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political pressure mounts, ppl swept up in zeal to "raise standards" to prevent "another tragedy like this from ever happening again"
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as a hs dropout who got into the field thanks to anti-credentialism I don't relish that the door will eventually shut to the next gen
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I finished HS but that’s as far as I get, and I have the same concerns about credentialism.
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Agreed on many, but doesn't employee equity put labor on the same side of table as capital (re growth at least)
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exercise windows measured in days plus tax burden often makes equity packages into a tool to force employees to stay
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at companies where the window is years or market-rate buyback is offered I'd be more inclined to agree
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