the_radness

joined 9 months ago
[–] the_radness@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I have been laid off from every job (5 in total) since the pandemic. We are a subhuman commodity. Companies that are hiring now are exploiting the market by offering lower salaries.

Meta and Amazon are in their hiring season and they'll start their layoffs again next spring or summer. And somehow, everyone forgets this fucked up cycle keeps happening in perpetuum.

We need to stop being afraid of mentioning the U word. We need better protection and rights as employees.

[–] the_radness@lemmy.world 106 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Engineering is a skilled trade. We need our own union like every other skilled labor group.

[–] the_radness@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Let us not forget Clinton's cigar.

[–] the_radness@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's a shame that they won't just release macOS as a standalone product, even if it requires specific hardware to run. I would pay for it in a heartbeat.

I was actively into the Hackintosh scene in the early 10s. You could have an insanely powerful build (albeit the parts had to be compatible), and it would still be half the price of a lower end Mac Pro.