Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar...
by sceptical on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:29AM
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Why is 24/7 oncall exploitation? It is hardly unpaid when you are payed > $500,000 a year. Also you should know this upfront when accepting employment.
Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar...
by UncleMeat on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:46AM
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Oncall can show up after the fact.
You take a job paying $X. Two years later, people decide that 24/7 oncall is necessary and suddenly now you are required to perform this 24/7 oncall. Your pay is not adjusted. You have no say in this new job requirement. This oncall is unpaid (your compensation hasn't changed).
>500,000 compensation is also highly unusual, even at very well paying companies.
Google made $21b in income in Q2 of this year. That's more than $100,000 per employee. $400,000 in profit per employee per year. I'd sure like to get paid another 400 grand annually.
Exploitation can also happen in ways other than pay. 24/7 oncall is unfortunately common in our industry, including oncall that is unpaid.