This seems a lot like another symptom of late stage capitalism. If only there were some means by which workers could collectively battle tech giants in order to build an agreement for a proper wage.
This is called the free market. If you believe your pay is too low, you are free to withdraw your services and seek out more favorable terms with other employers.
This is called the free market. If you believe your pay is too low, you are free to withdraw your services and seek out more favorable terms with other employers.
Except for non compete clauses where you can't effectively work in the field in which you are trained if you leave your current employer.
The solution to the free market: move to a place where the government isn't obtusely in favour of terrible laws the benefit the businesses. This is ideologically consistent with free markets because...
The solution to the free market: move to a place where the government isn't obtusely in favour of terrible laws the benefit the businesses. This is ideologically consistent with free markets because...
Also industry dependent and sometimes geography dependent. Tech jobs in Massachusetts are allowed to have non-compete clauses but medical jobs no. On the west coast, tech jobs don't, but medical jobs do, but their noncompete clauses are based on defining who is a competitor by geographic distance.
Ironically, many people who are fleeing the "shithole" of California are headed straight to states where non competes ARE enforceable. Going to be fun when their transfer papers include the addition of such a clause.
That's what I'm wondering though. If you recall, companies like Apple, Amazon's and a few others had an under the table agreement not to poach each other's employees. A lot of these companies also have very agresive non compete contracts that should be null and void upon a 10% pay cut.
This is called the free market. If you believe your pay is too low, you are free to withdraw your services and seek out more favorable terms with other employers.
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They've imported the effects of oursourcing (Score:5, Interesting)
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Oooor we can unionize and you can't stop us! LOLOLOL
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Oooor we can unionize and you can't stop us! LOLOLOL
We can stop you by moving your job to Mumbai.
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Accelerationism is also an acceptable outcome!
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This is called the free market. If you believe your pay is too low, you are free to withdraw your services and seek out more favorable terms with other employers.
Except for non compete clauses where you can't effectively work in the field in which you are trained if you leave your current employer.
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The solution to the free market: move to a place where the government isn't obtusely in favour of terrible laws the benefit the businesses. This is ideologically consistent with free markets because...
So outside the U.S. then. Got it.
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In several states, including California, non-compete agreements are mostly unenforceable.
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In several states, including California, non-compete agreements are mostly unenforceable.
But your exemployer can still make it a court battle and financially ruin you and cost you the new job.
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Those things never hold up in court. Has anyone ever gotten busted over one?
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This is called the free market. If you believe your pay is too low, you are free to withdraw your services and seek out more favorable terms with other employers.
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