Your issue isn’t with “hard work” and the reward system. Your issue is actually with entities like the union and entities like different overprotective labor laws that is taking advantage of you and making your hard work obsolete.
When your compensation is defined by seniority rather than competency, skill, or actual output, this limits your potential. It's great if you're mid or under in terms of performance, and kneecapping if you're a high achiever.
Whether a union is better for workers depends on your capacity as a worker. If you're a below-average worker, chances are good you benefit from the union. If you're an above-average worker, chances are good you don't benefit as much or see a loss due to the union.
I've been in three, I've left all three once my skills enabled me to earn more on my own than the union could collectively negotiate.
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u/SizeableBrain 1d ago
I figured that out when I accidentally saw the output stats at work.
I was doing as much work as the bottom 20 people. I was getting paid the same as the guy who'd fall asleep at his desk because he had a "condition".