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Originally Posted by zuluking
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Another poster that should be suspended, but probably won't be, because hypocrisy reigns supreme here.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
My "mockery" of your post was not union related, it was more aimed at the all or nothing mentality of internet arguing.
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You didn't mock my post, you mocked me. It's nothing new, I've been ridiculed numerous times here because I hold what some views many might consider antiquated or immoral. I can take it, and I can dish it right back. I've been reprimanded once for it, and warned a second time,
What I now have a problem with is how I add my input to the thread, and while not everyone may agree, two other members--yourself included--have felt it necessary to insult me. You directly called me a dumbass, though you ironically spelled it incorrectly. And you are getting away with it scot-free.
Makes me wish I could hurl a string of personal attacks your way, but knowing this forum and the incredibly common occurrence of retaliation being punished rather than the first offense, I shall refrain.
Back on topic, I love unions, and I think every business should have one. They have done far more good than harm for all non-management employees, the people that get the work done, the reason why everyone else above them is able to make their bazillions and golden handshakes. No business can succeed without labour, yet it's always labour where the most cost mitigation occurs. The boss, or his bosses, or the Executives never stop to consider, 'you know, I could really help the company if I took a 10% cut in salary,' so why should the unionized workers? A department director could deal with a smaller budget by laying off a couple employees, and at the end of the fiscal year when he reports to his direct report that he came in under budget, he'll get a fat bonus!
It's this mentality that's made me so jaded where I work. My employer cares not one lick about me outside of my education and skill-set (what they pay me for), and in turn, I care nothing about them besides the paycheque every second Thursday. If they feel that they'd be better off without me, then I'll go find someplace else to work. Maybe a direct competitor.
I used to love working where I work. It gave me a sense of pride. Now, I tell no one that doesn't need to know, because I'm not proud anymore. This once good, Canadian company now off shores what it believes to be menial work to inexperienced and unconfident residents off Eastern Asia because they'll work for peanuts compared to who used to work in the department. And it's because of this incredible cost savings that even when these off-shored contractors make costly mistakes, the company still comes out ahead. Good for the shareholders, yes. Bad for PR.
At the end of the day though, most people really don't care. Not the outsider looking in or the customer paying for the service. All they care about is are they getting what they paid for, whether it was brought to them by a fellow Canadian or a child in a sweatshop.
I fully expect now to be further ridiculed and mocked for my pro-union stance. Hit me with your best shots.