Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe U.S. economy grew at a 3.3% pace in the fourth quarter, much better than expectedwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIf you’re not then you should be looking for another job. Nobody is going to just give you anything, you need to go get it.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoSwitching jobs can’t counter market power, whenever employers have it, which is probably the vast majority of cases. Unions can.
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoPeople too lazy to find a higher paying job when they’re being underpaid are also likely too lazy to actually organize. Unions don’t appear out of thin air. They require a ton of grassroots effort. And I have never not gotten at least a 15% pay increase by switching jobs. It’s the most effective way to increase your pay today, even with unions.
minus-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou wanna tell that to my software developer friend who literally cannot find work right now? He worked for facebook and spotify and got laid off.
If you’re not then you should be looking for another job. Nobody is going to just give you anything, you need to go get it.
Switching jobs can’t counter market power, whenever employers have it, which is probably the vast majority of cases. Unions can.
People too lazy to find a higher paying job when they’re being underpaid are also likely too lazy to actually organize.
Unions don’t appear out of thin air. They require a ton of grassroots effort.
And I have never not gotten at least a 15% pay increase by switching jobs. It’s the most effective way to increase your pay today, even with unions.
You wanna tell that to my software developer friend who literally cannot find work right now? He worked for facebook and spotify and got laid off.