Many people who work in tech think their high-paying jobs and perks mean they don't have a need for unions, class consciousness, or workers' solidarity. They don't realise that to capitalists, they're just a shiny commodity with an expiration date🧵

If you work in tech, sooner or later your age catches up to you. And it happens a lot sooner than you'd think. You stop being able to work long hours. Learning new tech gets harder. And meanwhile, every year there are millions of new computer grads who can do what you can for cheaper 🧵

I've worked engineering jobs where huge amounts of unpaid overtime was expected. I've always thought we should unionize.

I’m just starting out in my career, I’ve co-founded a startup and am working in a rehabilitation laboratory at a University. So far I’m loving what I do and don’t have a hint of burnout. Do most people just hit it like a brick wall? Seems terrifying tbh

I have said for years that tech workers need to unionize, especially contract workers.

the only tech job I ever advised people to get into was either Pharmacy computer systems, or Bank computer systems, because those are both dependencies of society and they're VERY niche systems(or were), and often have ironclad union support none of the "nebulous coding" advise was ever good