Comment by rmc
7 years ago
It takes, weeks to get a sysadmin up to scratch. You can't get scabs in if you go on strike. If the employees turn off google.com for 5 minutes, management will talk.
7 years ago
It takes, weeks to get a sysadmin up to scratch. You can't get scabs in if you go on strike. If the employees turn off google.com for 5 minutes, management will talk.
How is this different from other industries? How long does it take an aerospace machinist to get up to speed? 10 years ago, the strike at Boeing lasted 8 weeks and cost an estimated $100M per day.
Many other industries don't require people with lots of experience, like waiters, or front line customer service support or delivery drivers.
The power of the tech workforce is massive. It's like the dockworkers of the modern era. I really hope we start to see this realised.