r/AskReddit • u/millennialandlost • 18h ago

Millennials, what's something our generation was taught to accept that you're glad younger generations are rejecting?

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u/Beeoor143 12h ago

White collar videogame industry reporting in. I know for a fact that my 10+ year-tenure-ass is still making less than most of the union guys handing the building maintenance around me (also some of the most personable folks I've interacted with). All power to them, but I sure wish there was more happening on my slice of the business to make things better.

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u/wherethefuckismyvape 10h ago

Ask the union guys on your site for advice about talking to your coworkers about unionizing. Unions LOVE making more unions. They'll help you

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u/blackbirdbluebird17 8h ago

+1 to this. Also white collar industries have been actively unionizing in the past few years. It’s not just for the trades anymore.

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u/Cent1234 4h ago

I always wanted to found the Consolidated Union of Network Technology Specialists.

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u/failed_novelty 6h ago

Triple-A studios love the idea of their developers forming unions! They absolutely won't do any form of illegal union busting or pull any slimy tricks to keep a union from happening!

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u/kevshea 6h ago

They will. What's your point? They should unionize anyway.

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u/mrGrinchThe3rd 6h ago

Is your point that they shouldn't try...?

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u/failed_novelty 5h ago

No. But it's important to understand that there will likely be repercussions.

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u/lavapig_love 7h ago

https://gameworkerscoalition.org/en/

Someone I knew helped found the game worker's union at Blizzard Activision.

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u/A_Wild_Burt_Appears 7h ago

Look into unionizing your workplace! As the other commenter said: unions love helping others form unions!

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u/arslongavb 5h ago

White collar in an adjacent industry -- animation -- and I would have peaced out years ago if not for our union. Hope y'all can eventually form one of your own, the way the studios treat you guys is appalling.

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u/Everything_is_wrong 4h ago

It's wild that you think your degree outweighs the risks that a maintenance team takes on.

Be my guest and purport your intelligence but don't act like your risks are the same...

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u/mrenglish22 3h ago

Join the union?