The decline in unionization has fed the rise in incomes at the top

Re:The decline in unionization has fed the rise in incomes a... by Spooky23 on Sunday March 22, 2015 @10:26PM (#9249178)

Thats a myth. IT employees get paid in bands just like any other worker. The difference is that you hit the ceiling sooner than a similar gigs.

If you're in the Bay Area or Wall St tribal units, the numbers are higher, but they are higher for a reason... Your expenses or costs are way higher.

Everyone is replaceable. If you are the keeper of the keys of some magical system, you'll be replaced with the system when you become a liability, unless your employer is a moron.

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Re:The decline in unionization has fed the rise in incomes a... by jqm on Sunday March 22, 2015 @11:08PM (#9249316)

"unless your employer is a moron..."

I'd like to point out that having a moron for an employer, and in fact, a passle of morons in management is not a far fetched scenario.... I'd go so far as to say it's somewhat regular.

Don't believe me? Just ask the average employee:)

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Re:The decline in unionization has fed the rise in incomes a... by Spooky23 on Monday March 23, 2015 @11:46AM (#9251486)

Oh no doubt. But as an employee, proceed with caution. Being the keeper of the keys for the magical complicated system can work out for years... until it doesn't.

Then you'll find yourself as the guy with 10 years of managing a OpenVMS legacy system in 2015!

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