09-05-2002, 02:02 AM
And that's how it should be. If I, as a white collar worker were to have the same discussion, and I was easily replaceable, they would tell me good riddance as well.
When the "skill" someone has is a commodity and any illiterate high school dropout can perform it, that person shouldn't expect to have any leverage when it comes to negotiations. But Unions pollute the free movement of workers, and the right of companies to shitcan people based on performance or lack thereof.
Want leverage? become the guy that is getting asked for the raise. He or she has a discernable skill that can't be replaced by tapping a healthy stranger on the shoulder and asking "want a job?"
When the "skill" someone has is a commodity and any illiterate high school dropout can perform it, that person shouldn't expect to have any leverage when it comes to negotiations. But Unions pollute the free movement of workers, and the right of companies to shitcan people based on performance or lack thereof.
Want leverage? become the guy that is getting asked for the raise. He or she has a discernable skill that can't be replaced by tapping a healthy stranger on the shoulder and asking "want a job?"