Are they taking a hit too? Nope.
Did we have a say in who was getting let go? Nope.
Was there an offer of compromise? Nope.
Do we get to hold our leadership accountable? Never.
Did you get to decide that we went to unlimited PTO? Nope.
Are you getting a way smaller bonus this year, while shareholders get another "awesome year"? Yup.
Are your jobs being moved to "lower cost centers" where this company will exploit the people of those regions for pennies on the dollar? Yup.
Just think about a union and how having a seat at the table could have altered all of those things that I listed out. Think about being able to prevent an LR just by all of us, collectively, holding the right people responsible.
Hundreds of thousands of tech workers will lose their job this year simply because of the greed of the corporations. We deserve better. We should organize.
I know you get paid well. But what security do you have? How often do you need to go through one of these? Or watch another company lay off almost everyone?
Whatever the case, we need solidarity.