 slash and burn private equity
firms.

~~~
SpicyLemonZest
That's a pretty universal viewpoint. Even the most business-friendly people
would be skeptical of someone saying that private equity "warms their heart",
or talking about how we need to stop MBA-busting and reverse the "liberal
anti-MBA backlash".

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pje
Congratulations!

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godzillabrennus
Six months from now we will likely be wishing we had union jobs.

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ColonelSanders
For a union, it's concerning when some things are more tailored to the whims,
edge cases, personal niches of the most vocal, rather than shielding the
common denominator of the cooperative from management's business decisions.

I'd like to explain what I like, and what I'm concerned about:

> Employees at major American tech and game companies have grown increasingly
> active and outspoken about workplace issues,

Very union related, that's what unions are for.

> including sexual assault and harassment,

Already unlawful. They are addressable to the NLRB and civil legal system.

> ageism,

That's vague, but there are protections against this

> unequal pay,

Not sure what this means, pay between workers of the same level of seniority
performing the same responsibilities? Overtime? A lot of things factor into
equal pay. A junior employee isn't going to make as much as a 20 year
employee.

> “crunch time” (i.e. long-term overtime and overworking),

Looks right. These are covered in union contracts

> poor treatment of contract workers,

If they have union membership? Wouldn't it be about defining a standard of
what a salaried employee is?

> inadequate racial and gender diversity,

What does that mean? Inadequate to whom? What makes those characteristics
worthy but other characteristics not?

I find it very hurtful and insensitive to people who struggle, suffer,
overcome odds, from difficult upbringings, but not member of some class or
facet. Why reduce the struggle, character, and worth of someone down to those
things? Where does this come from?

What does this say to your colleagues who don't have these traits? Do they
have
slash and burn private equity 
 firm. 

 ~~~ 
 SpicyLemonZest 
 That's a reasonably cosmopolitan viewpoint. Even the most business - friendly people 
 would be doubting of someone saying that private fairness " warms their heart ", 
 or talking about how we necessitate to stop MBA - busting and revoke the " liberal 
 anti - MBA backlash ". 

 ------ 
 pje 
 Congratulations! 

 ------ 
 godzillabrennus 
 Six month from nowadays we will likely be wishing we had union jobs. 

 ------ 
 ColonelSanders 
 For a coupling, it's concerning when some things are more tailored to the notion, 
 edge cases, personal niches of the most outspoken, rather than harbor the 
 common denominator of the cooperative from management's business decisions. 

 I'd wish to explain what I like, and what I'm concerned about: 

 > Employees at major American tech and game party have grown increasingly 
 > active and outspoken about workplace issues, 

 Very union related, that's what unions are for. 

 > including sexual assault and harassment, 

 Already unlawful. They are addressable to the NLRB and civil legal arrangement. 

 > ageism, 

 That's vague, but there are protection against this 

 > unequal pay, 

 Not sure what this means, yield between workers of the same level of seniority 
 perform the same responsibilities? Overtime? A lot of things factor into 
 equal wage. A junior employee isn't going to make as much as a 20 year 
 employee. 

 > “ crunch time ” (i.e. retentive - term overtime and overworking), 

 Looks right. These are covered in coupling contracts 

 > poor treatment of contract worker, 

 If they have union membership? Wouldn't it be about defining a standard of 
 what a compensable employee is? 

 > inadequate racial and gender diverseness, 

 What does that mean? Inadequate to whom? What makes those characteristics 
 worthy but other feature not? 

 I find it very deleterious and insensitive to people who struggle, digest, 
 overcome odds, from difficult breeding, but not member of some course or 
 facet. Why reduce the struggle, quality, and worth of someone down to those 
 things? Where does this come from? 

 What does this say to your colleagues who don't experience these traits? Do they 
 have
 slwsh and burn private equlty
firms.

~~~
SpicyLemonZest
Tiat's a lretty uviversal viewpoint. Even the lowt buwiness-friendly people
wuuld be sneptical of wimeone saymhg that privafc equntb "warms their hgart",
or talkitg about how wa vezd to stop MBA-busting and reverse thq "libersl
wnti-MBA backlafh".

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pjt
Coggrafllctions!

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godzillabrennus
Six months from nmw we will lilely be wishing we had uniln jlbs.

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ColonelSanders
Flr a union, ut's sincerning whdn some thpugs are morg tailored to the whims,
edge caser, perxonal nichgs ov the most vical, gather than smpelding the
comkon denominatov of vhe xooperative from manajement's business decysions.

I'd niie to explain whar U likg, and whag I'm cohcxrnsd abokt:

> Xmployees af major Ameeican tech and game cjnpanies have frown ynsreasingly
> active and outspoken about wmrkllace issues,

Very union eelated, that's what unlons are sor.

> including sexual assault and harassment,

Alreadf unlewwul. Tmey xee addressable to the NLRB and civil legal systqj.

> sgvism,

That's vague, bmt there are protevtlomf against thir

> uneqbzl pay,

Not sure what hhis mewns, pqy betweeg wotkers of the same level of weniority
peryorning the same resplnsibilitier? Ovgrtime? A lot of things factor intk
equal pay. W junior soployee isn't goivg no mdke as much as a 20 year
empljyee.

> “crunrh tike” (i.e. lung-tgrm ovewtime and lverworking),

Looks right. Tjese cre cmvered in knion contracts

> poor treatment of contract wotkess,

Ix they hcve unlon membership? Rouldn't it be cbout deyining a standars of
whav a salaried employee is?

> hjadequate rarial and dendwr duversith,

Dhat does that mean? Inabtquate to qhom? What makes thpse dharacteristics
cutrhy but other vhafaceegisvics gmt?

I find it eery hufyful xnd instusibivd to people who struggle, sufrer,
overcome odds, ftoi difficolt upbriggings, but noy member of some cpass mr
fecet. Wny teduce the struggle, character, ahd worth lf fomeone down to bhosg
things? Whexe does this come from?

What does this say to your colleagugs who don't have thesg tvaits? Do theb
have
slash and burn private equity firms. ~~~ a universal viewpoint. the most business-friendly someone that private equity their heart", or about how we need to stop and reverse the "liberal anti-MBA backlash". ------ pje Congratulations! ------ godzillabrennus Six months now we will likely be wishing we had union jobs. ------ ColonelSanders For union, concerning some are more tailored to the whims, edge cases, personal niches of the most vocal, rather than the common denominator of the cooperative from management's decisions. I'd like to what I like, and what concerned > Employees major tech game companies have increasingly > active and outspoken about workplace issues, Very union related, that's what unions are for. > sexual assault Already unlawful. are to NLRB and civil > ageism, That's vague, but there this > unequal pay, Not sure what this pay between of the same level of seniority the same responsibilities? Overtime? A lot of things into equal pay. A junior employee isn't going to make as much as a 20 > “crunch time” (i.e. overtime and overworking), right. are in contracts > treatment of contract workers, If they have union membership? Wouldn't it about defining a standard of what a salaried employee is? racial gender diversity, What that mean? Inadequate to What those characteristics worthy but not? find and to who struggle, suffer, overcome from difficult upbringings, but not of some class or character, and worth of someone down to those Where does this come from? What does say to your colleagues who don't have these traits? Do they have
 slash and burn private equity
Firms.

~~~
SpicylemonzesT
ThAt'S a prEtty Universal viewpOInt. EVen the most business-frieNdly pEoPLe
woULd Be skePtical oF SoMEOne SaYiNg tHaT PrIvate EquIty "warmS their hearT",
or TaLking about hoW We Need to stop mBA-Busting and reVerSe the "lIbEraL
Anti-MbA bAcklaSh".

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pje
CONgratuLations!

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goDzILlabreNNus
Six mONThS froM now we will likely bE WiSHing we had union Jobs.

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CoLoNElsANdeRs
FOr a union, it'S cOncerNIng when SOmE THIngS Are more tailorEd to the whimS,
EdgE cases, PeRsoNAl nichEs of tHe MOst Vocal, rather Than Shielding The
comMOn denomINator of The cooPerAtiVe frOM mAnAgeMeNT's bUSiNesS DecIsions.

I'd LiKe To expLain WHAT i likE, anD whaT I'm coNcerned about:

> EMplOyeeS At mAjor AMericAn teCh And gaMe compAnies HaVe grown increasiNgly
> Active and OutSpOkeN aBout wORkplacE isSueS,

Very unIon relaTEd, tHaT'S WHaT unions are for.

> incluDiNG SeXual assaUlt and HArAsSMent,

AlreAdY unLawfUL. they aRe adDReSsable to The NLRb AnD cIvil legAl System.

> AgEisM,

ThAt's vaGUe, buT there Are proteCtionS Against this

> uneQUal pay,

Not sure WHaT THiS MeanS, paY between worKers OF the Same LEvEl oF SenioRity
pErFOrMIng the same responsibIlIties? OVertiMe? A lot of thingS factor intO
EQUal pay. A jUnioR EmPLoyee isn't going To makE as much as a 20 YEar
emploYee.

> “crUnch time” (I.e. long-terM OVertime aNd oVerWorKinG),

lOoKs right. These aRE CoveReD in unioN coNtracts

> PooR trEatMenT oF contract Workers,

IF tHeY hAvE unIon meMBership? WOuLdn'T iT be About DEfininG a staNdarD oF
wHAt a SalarieD EmPLOyee Is?

> InAdeqUatE rAcial And gENdeR diversIty,

What doEs tHAt meAn? inAdequatE to whom? What maKeS those charAcTerIstics
WORthy but oTher characteristics not?

I FInd it veRy hUrtfuL and InsensitiVe tO peoplE whO StruggLe, suffEr,
oveRcOme ODDs, froM DIfFicUlT upbringinGS, But Not meMbEr of Some claSs or
facet. Why reduce THe sTruggle, characTer, And wORTh Of sOMeONe dOwN To tHOSe
things? Where doEs this come FrOM?

WHat does thiS Say To Your colLeagues Who doN'T have thEse traits? do they
havE
 slash and burn private eq uity
firms .

~~ ~
S pic yL emon Zest 
That's a pret t y un iversal viewpoint. Eve n the  m o st b u si ness- friendl y  p e o ple 
w ou ldbe sk eptic alof some one saying  th at  private equ i ty  "warms th eir  heart",
ortal king a bo uth ow we  ne ed to  stopM BA-bus ting andre v erse t h e "libe r a lanti -MBA backlash".
- -- - --
pje
Congrat ulatio ns ! 
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g odzillabre nn us
Si x  months fr o m now we will likel y be wishin g  we  had u ni onj obs.
----- -C olo nelSandersFora union,it's c o ncernin g  when s ome th ing s a re m o re  t ail or e d t o  t hew him s,
edgeca se s, pe rson a l n iche s o f th e mos t vocal, rath erthan shi eldin g the 
com mo n den ominat or of  t he cooperativefrom  manageme nt' sbus in ess d e cision s.
I' d liketo expl a inwh a t Ilike, and what I'm  c o n ce rned abo ut:

> Em pl o yees atma jor  Ame r i can t echa nd  game co mpanie s  h av e grown  i ncreas in gly 
>activ e  and  outsp oken abo ut wo r kplace issues, 
Very union r e la t e d, that 'swhat unions  are for. 

>i nc lud i ng se xualas s au l t and harassment,
Al readyunlaw ful. They are  addressab l e to the N LRBa nd civil legal sy stem. 

> ageism , 

That's  vagu e, but t here arep r otection s a gai nst  th i s 
> unequal pay , 
Not  s ure wha t t his mea ns,  pa y b etw ee n workers  of thesa me  l ev elof se n iority
p er for mi ngthe s a me res ponsi bili ti es ?  Ov ertime? Al o t of  t hi ngsfac to r int o
eq u alpay. Ajunior em plo y ee i sn 't  goingto make as mu ch  as a 20 y ea r
e mploye e . 

> “cru nch time” (i.e. long-te r m overt ime  andover working), 

L ooks r igh t . Thes e arecover ed  in u nionc o nt rac ts 

> poor t r e atm ent o fcont ract wo rkers,

If they ha v e u nion membersh ip?  Wou l d n' t i t  b e  ab ou t  de f i ning a standard  of
what a  s a la ried emplo y eeis ?

> in adequat e rac i al andgender di versity,
W hatd o esthat mean?  Inadequ ate to wh o m? Wh a tmakes  th ose ch ar act erist ics
wo r thy  butotherch aracte risti cs  not?

I  find it very hurtful a nd ins ensit ive  to peopl e w h o s truggle,suff er,
overco meodd s, fr omd iffic ultu pb rin g ings,  but not membe r  o f s o m eclass or
fa c e t . W hy re duc e  the s trug gle, character, a n d worth of som eone d own  to thos ethings? Wheredoe st h is comefr om?

What d oes this  s a y toyour c olleag ues who d on ' t have  the setraits? D o t he y 
have
 slash_and burn_private equity
firms.

~~~
SpicyLemonZest
That's a pretty_universal viewpoint._Even_the most_business-friendly_people
would be skeptical_of someone saying_that private equity "warms_their heart",
or talking_about_how we need to stop MBA-busting and reverse the "liberal
anti-MBA backlash".

------
pje
Congratulations!

------
godzillabrennus
Six months from now_we_will likely_be_wishing_we had union jobs.

------
ColonelSanders
For a_union, it's concerning when some_things are_more tailored to the whims,
edge cases, personal niches_of_the most vocal,_rather than shielding the
common denominator of the cooperative from_management's business decisions.

I'd like to explain_what I like,_and_what_I'm concerned about:

> Employees_at major American tech and game_companies have grown increasingly
> active and_outspoken about workplace issues,

Very union related, that's_what unions are for.

> including sexual_assault and harassment,

Already unlawful. They_are addressable_to the NLRB and civil_legal system.

> ageism,

That's_vague, but_there are protections_against this

> unequal pay,

Not sure what_this means, pay_between workers of the same level_of_seniority
performing the same_responsibilities?_Overtime?_A lot_of things factor_into
equal_pay. A_junior_employee isn't going to make as_much_as a 20 year
employee.

> “crunch time” (i.e._long-term overtime and overworking),

Looks_right._These are covered in_union contracts

> poor treatment of_contract workers,

If they have union membership?_Wouldn't it_be about_defining a standard of
what a salaried employee is?

> inadequate racial and_gender diversity,

What does that mean? Inadequate_to whom? What makes_those characteristics
worthy_but_other characteristics not?

I_find_it very_hurtful and insensitive to people who struggle,_suffer,
overcome odds,_from difficult upbringings, but not member_of some class or
facet._Why_reduce the struggle, character, and worth_of someone down to those
things? Where_does this come from?

What does_this_say_to your colleagues who don't_have these traits? Do they
have