Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employees “unions suck”

Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by ranuzz on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @10:53AM (#29908115)

This line of thought might be something that makes employees think that “union sucks”. At a place like Google I assume that everybody thinks they are high-performers and in most cases they are since they got into google. So the majority will always think that they will be “under compensated” and never attempt to unionize. What I want to know is, is it really just another way to convince employees against unions ?

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by helios_invictus on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:06AM (#29908360)

"Everyone is a high performer or thinks they are at....", but not everyone can be with in a given cohort. But who really knows? The employer might know based on their internal metrics, but is that info worth sharing accurately to the employee? Wouldn't you want your high-performers to think they just might be just good enough to keep "performing up" and costs down?

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by ranuzz on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:54AM (#29909339)

I agree, there is an incentive for employers to create an environment where employees are being gaslighted by the employer but that might turn into a toxic work culture (IMO).

I think creating an uncertain environment where the majority lives in a myth of being a high performer and salary discussion is frowned upon benefits companies the most.

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