Reminds me of years ago when I was working for a large industrial corporaton as an entry engineer. I was not unionized but the plant workers were very much so. On my first performance review I was asked what were my goals with the company. I told my boss who was high up in management that my objective was to make sure the work I did was at least worth my salary and I really intended to be twice as as valuable as my salary. I’ll always remember the quizzical look on my boss’s face with no reply at all. I’ve always thought it fair to have performance pay for the job. I don’t have much use for unions since my childhood days. To many members think like pack animals without wanting to repay monies given with a marginal increase in value of services.
Agreed. When people ask me what my goals at work are, I say “To provide the highest value to my employer I can, at a very minimum commensurate with the money they pay me.”