The Gig Economy

[SunsetBengal]

(05-09-2019, 02:33 PM)fredtoast Wrote:   Without employees standing up for their fair share 90% of the country's workers would be living in poverty right now while the business owners reaped all the profits from their labor.  Union organizers were murdered by business owners.  People died for fair treatment.  And now just a few decades later we have all these people saying "**** the workers.  Let the owners make all the money.  Labor has no value."

I'll use myself as an example.  I work for a professional land surveying company.  I agreed to work for a set amount of money.  The value of the work that I produce brings in good money, many times the value of what I'm paid for performing my job.  Are you saying that I should be outraged that my company's management makes considerable amount off of the fruits of my labor?  Should I try to organize a strike?  Should I petition my congressman to pass a law saying that my employer owes me a bigger cut of his profits?

I think not.  Just the same as I think it's wrong for these drivers to complain about a situation that they were fully aware of, going into it.  I mean, I have the freedom to test and earn my Professional License, the freedom to go on my own and build my own practice.  Just the same as those drivers have the same freedom to attain their own licenses or certifications that qualify them to operate a professional taxi service.  If they are truly fed up with making those above them money, they should do just that.  As for my situation, I remain because I'm thankful for the opportunity to gain the knowledge and experience that my employer has accumulated.  I'll likely attain my PLS in the next couple years, but I'm not in any hurry to try to establish a practice from the ground up.