<story><title>I was laid off in retaliation for anti-discrimination whistleblowing</title><url>https://evhaste.com/blog/silenced-no-more</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>biomcgary</author><text>My first job was at a unionized workplace. I ended up doing more work to cover the guy that was loafing around under the protection of the union. Who protects you from the protectors? Rational or not, since that time, I am suspicious of the personal work ethic of those arguing for unions.</text></item><item><author>yamtaddle</author><text>&amp;gt; if you don’t like your manager, taking the view that if you escalate a formal complaint to HR (in doing so lose all trust you manager and HR may have in you), you’ll be vindicated and live on happily ever after… it’s a fairytale. Go work somewhere that makes you happy. Leave toxic environments - it’s not your job to fix them&amp;#x2F;right wrongs.&lt;p&gt;Know where it&amp;#x27;s not a fairytale? Unionized workplaces. Source: I know several people who work at such places—raising all sorts of issues and having them addressed reasonably-fairly is downright &lt;i&gt;normal&lt;/i&gt; at them, and a manager trying to retaliate for that kind of thing is likely in for a bad time.</text></item><item><author>wiredone</author><text>Honestly, while I believe a lot of the perspective shared, there always seems to be a huge lack of objective assessment of options for these folks.&lt;p&gt;In tech there are many incredibly high paying jobs - taking control over your situation has a low bar.&lt;p&gt;if you don’t like your manager, taking the view that if you escalate a formal complaint to HR (in doing so lose all trust you manager and HR may have in you), you’ll be vindicated and live on happily ever after… it’s a fairytale. Go work somewhere that makes you happy. Leave toxic environments - it’s not your job to fix them&amp;#x2F;right wrongs.&lt;p&gt;There are certainly real victims in these environments.&lt;p&gt;There are also in my personal experience a lot of people who make noise&amp;#x2F;complain about immaterial incidents in the hope of claiming some group control over their situation or with some sense of justice around fixing things. This thrashing can create a toxic environment for those around in itself.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>theteapot</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s true, you never have to wonder about the work ethic of the unskilled and de-unionized worker. They have so little job security these days you can practically get the whip out on the poor, desperate little plebs.</text></comment>
<story><title>I was laid off in retaliation for anti-discrimination whistleblowing</title><url>https://evhaste.com/blog/silenced-no-more</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>biomcgary</author><text>My first job was at a unionized workplace. I ended up doing more work to cover the guy that was loafing around under the protection of the union. Who protects you from the protectors? Rational or not, since that time, I am suspicious of the personal work ethic of those arguing for unions.</text></item><item><author>yamtaddle</author><text>&amp;gt; if you don’t like your manager, taking the view that if you escalate a formal complaint to HR (in doing so lose all trust you manager and HR may have in you), you’ll be vindicated and live on happily ever after… it’s a fairytale. Go work somewhere that makes you happy. Leave toxic environments - it’s not your job to fix them&amp;#x2F;right wrongs.&lt;p&gt;Know where it&amp;#x27;s not a fairytale? Unionized workplaces. Source: I know several people who work at such places—raising all sorts of issues and having them addressed reasonably-fairly is downright &lt;i&gt;normal&lt;/i&gt; at them, and a manager trying to retaliate for that kind of thing is likely in for a bad time.</text></item><item><author>wiredone</author><text>Honestly, while I believe a lot of the perspective shared, there always seems to be a huge lack of objective assessment of options for these folks.&lt;p&gt;In tech there are many incredibly high paying jobs - taking control over your situation has a low bar.&lt;p&gt;if you don’t like your manager, taking the view that if you escalate a formal complaint to HR (in doing so lose all trust you manager and HR may have in you), you’ll be vindicated and live on happily ever after… it’s a fairytale. Go work somewhere that makes you happy. Leave toxic environments - it’s not your job to fix them&amp;#x2F;right wrongs.&lt;p&gt;There are certainly real victims in these environments.&lt;p&gt;There are also in my personal experience a lot of people who make noise&amp;#x2F;complain about immaterial incidents in the hope of claiming some group control over their situation or with some sense of justice around fixing things. This thrashing can create a toxic environment for those around in itself.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chownie</author><text>I&amp;#x27;d rather work with lazy people than bullies, YMMV.</text></comment>