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What if the dev in Boise and the dev in Seattle and the dev in Butte got together and agreed none of them would work for less than a certain salary?
by Adraghast 4y ago
What if the dev in Boise and the dev in Seattle and the dev in Butte got together and agreed none of them would work for less than a certain salary?
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- brk 4y agoIt's a version of the prisoner's dilemma. They could do that, and they arguably should do that. But it won't scale to everyone doing that, and so it breaks down to a remote person with lower cost of living volunteering work for a bit less, in order to secure a desired position for themselves.
- wilsynet 4y agoThose developers should definitely try it.
- aketchum 4y agowhat if you had wheels instead of feet? there is zero mechanism for this and tech workers have shown again and again that there is not interest in a professional union.
- bluGill 4y agoUnions in the US have policies that tech people do not want. Often they are backed up by law, so you cannot legally form a union that gives you the good without the bad.
- sundaeofshock 4y agoThat would require forming a union and tech workers tend to be somewhat hostile towards unions.
- anoonmoose 4y agoSure, I'll grab the catnip and you put the leashes on, I'm sure this will work out great.
- mguerville 4y agoDevs in Vancouver would benefit
- nus07 4y agoSo you are indirectly saying that they will form a union. Human greed will say that the developer in Seattle(or others) will not agree to it and look for a better deal for himself/herself.
- xwdv 4y agoOh yea sure, and the dev in Butte will get to decide the minimum salary, so the guy in Seattle can get fucked. Nice Union. A match made in hell.