Going to try something here, and see how it goes. Hopefully, this doesn't get downvoted to oblivion.
Antiwork is, to me, many things, but the question a few weeks ago when someone was commenting about the number of people who make over 100K that were on the sub…the best response was that they were in a position to perhaps more effectively fight for many of the principles this area stands for.
My thought is to explain, from one of the good guys, why things are not exactly as many seem to think.
Today's bit is on…unions. Now, I was in a union at the beginning of my career, I went to a management role where I went through some anti-union training, and then worked the majority of my career where they were not a factor. Over the past year or so, I got a senior level job where my workers are unions.
I do care for my workers, and am glad they have a union to represent them. It is why they get to leave every day at 5:00 sharp…and I'm right along with them on 99% of the days. The union is also why they get a raise every year, since they negotiated it – but that raise is likely to be in the 3% for a pretty long time, for a number of factors. And, although I've got a particularly great employee, I can't give him a raise – because of the union. I have some flexibility with their work location, but can't implement a permanent WFH schedule because – well, my management, but also because of the union. And, if i manage to get a position upgrade done for that great employee….the union may well say I have to advertise it to all the workers in the city.
My point isn't that unions are bad; my point really is to many of the people here who tend to see things very simplistically that there are no magic cures.