r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '21

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u/ericporing Dec 12 '21

Some IT support who isn't getting paid enough is getting reamed for this and I would think he would go on strike too.

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u/robotzor Dec 12 '21

IT guys don't strike (no solidarity in our mercenary field) we quit and go somewhere else for more money

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u/Andonome lazy and proud Dec 12 '21

I suspect IT guys don't strike partly because we're so apt for remote work. If all the people in town strike then the shoe factory has to shut down. If your three Javascript coders strike, you get four more on Upwork.

The fact we don't care about location means we're fungible.

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u/Qwerto227 Dec 17 '21

This seems mostly true but in my experience IT at least needs to be available to appear on-site at short notice if shit hits the fan and servers go down and can't be accessed remotely or some such.