It’s like “Forming an union - a story”
Can Engineers Stage a Coup and Take Over Their Company?
Submitted 4 months ago by BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to workreform@lemmy.world
https://utkusen.medium.com/can-engineers-stage-a-coup-and-take-over-their-company-ae574fc5b84c
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LesDeuxBonsYeux@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
danielquinn@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Fascinating idea. One suggestion though:
When selecting your “coup team” avoid immigrants and people with families. Back when I was young, single, and living in my home country, I could have been convinced to go along with something like this, but now I’m living abroad with a wife & kid. The risk is sufficiently high that I might be compelled to snitch for fear that I might be deported or jailed.
You want ambitious, charismatic, high-skill, and risk-friendly people for this kind of job.
I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines though.
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Like at Boeing?
GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
I’d literally fucking hire someone to wipe these people off the planet for doing this. No one is going to rationally negotiate with these people.
If you want to stage a coup, like realistically, gather the necessary capital and attempt a purchase of shares. There’s a growing trend of owners of companies cashing out and selling the company to employee held trusts. This is rife with risk, and conflicts of interest too, but there’s actually legitimate ways of doing this, not holding people hostage. I remember a boss of mine from several years ago walking someone out, and afterwards being like that fucking sucks, I liked that guy, now we are in trouble, and he’s going to be very hard to replace. But nobody threatens me. This story reminds me of that.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
They should let the designers and writers help too, so we don’t end up with more shitty AI art.
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
Gotta follow Bethesda’s lead.
DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 4 months ago
Did you notice homegirl backing it up for chet in the hat, top left? Just above the unconcerned guy with airpods in working diligently on his spreadsheet.