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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by pyreticRitual on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:07AM (#37508483)
Do terrible NBA players get to keep their jobs? The pithy response is to point at like, James Harden, but on the whole professional basketball is very meritocratic and yet they have a union.

Pro sports in general. Netflix said they run their company like a pro sports team, why not include that players have a union?

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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by bjornsing on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:56AM (#37509103)
> Do terrible NBA players get to keep their jobs?

Sports is different because there’s only a certain number of spots on the field. This changes the dynamics and keeps the crab mentality at bay. The same is not true for most workplaces.

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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by pyreticRitual on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:01AM (#37518651)
How so? The limited number of spots seems like it would enhance negative behavior, not curb it.
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