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Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 46 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

That's a lot. Sounds like good news. What's the catch?

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 hour ago

The catch is that it took threatening a strike to get to this concession, and even after they were projected to lose (I think) more than a billion a day. This isn't a free gift out of nowhere, but a hard fought victory for the union

[–] freeman@feddit.org 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Samsungs stakeholders cannot capitalize on the whole 8-fold growth, as a part of that goes to the workers who actually produce the goods. If you really want a catch, thats the only one I can think of.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 23 points 15 hours ago

Oh no! Won't anybody think of the shareholder?! /s

[–] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 46 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It just might be that it's cheaper than disruption

[–] Klear@piefed.world 18 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

How is that bad news? That's how strikes work.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They didn't say it's bad news

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

They were asking what the bad news is, though.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Sometimes there is no bad news but an explanation.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Right, but the question of "what's the catch" frames it as a bad thing, so it's not incorrect to assume that the answer is a bad thing, especially if the answer doesn't frame it as a good thing

But I'm just arguing semantics, and nothing I said actually matters.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 points 6 hours ago

I'm fine with there being no catch and everybody gaining. They shouldn't have to strike for it though.

[–] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 16 hours ago

well otherwise they could just wait it out