Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move

Re:Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at port... by nirvdrum on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:31PM (#38309642)

They trust the certification body. Either you demonstrably know the electrical code or you don’t. And the union requires its members to have their licenses (save for apprentices — but they can wash out).

Imagine how much time we could all save if an impartial body certified developers can do breadth first search or reverse strings. No need for all of those phone screen and first round interview questions.

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Re:Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at port... by afandian on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:34PM (#38309717)

I suppose that works for cookie-cutters where the union treats people as directly interchangeable. Maybe that applies to the majority of union jobs?

I imagine that wouldn't extrapolate to careers where there's a component of soft skill, or hiring for potential?

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Re:Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at port... by nirvdrum on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:58PM (#38310205)

I haven’t been involved with hiring with other industries, so I can’t really say. Given the way I’ve seen story points get distributed or people moved around after layoffs or a reorg at tech companies, I suspect many industries treat their employees as interchangeable, cookie-cutter or otherwise. For many skilled industries beyond software development we also rely on certification: Professional Engineers, medical doctors, pilots, etc.

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