Mapbox Employees Have Unionized
Please sell me on the value of unionizing.<p>At the moment, I don&#x27;t support engineers unionizing in tech. But my mind is open, and I&#x27;m ready to change my view on this.<p>Here&#x27;s why this is where I stand:<p>System&#x2F;software&#x2F;hardware engineering is one of the most highly-compensated and least-regulated careers out there. It&#x27;s the only career where an individual can make over $100,000&#x2F;year without having to complete years of additional training or apprenticeship. Unlike consulting (also non-unionized), you don&#x27;t even need to graduate from target schools to get paid in this industry! I&#x27;m not talking about pure cash comp, either. Tech and tech-adjacent companies typically offer very good insurance policies with low&#x2F;no-cost, great long-term disability benefits, great vacation and time-off policies, and more.<p>Engineers have also been in a seller&#x27;s market for a long time. &quot;Recruiters fill my inbox so much, I have to ignore them&quot; is a common trope in this industry. Engineers very much have the option of leaving a company if they disagree with work conditions.<p>All I see are companies spending more money on bolstering their legal and HR departments to implement union relations. Which means less money and benefits for us.