Consulting, investment banking are examples of industries that would not be a good fit for unionisation.
B2B sales, as a profession, irrespective of the industry in which these sales processes occur is not a good fit for unionisation.
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mitram@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoI had a hard time reading this comment. Could you rephrase it?
Are you saying that jobs that are paid by commission aren’t a good fit?
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rtxn@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They probably mean professionals that are hired by clients on a retainer agreement as opposed to working for an employer on a permanent or semi-permanent basis. Legal advice, legal representation, financial advice, personal assistants, individual contractors, and so on.
One could make the argument that since the retainer is not an employment contract, and the retained professional is not one of many employees (instead usually individuals or small teams), that collective bargaining doesn’t make sense. The difference is that the retainer agreement is much more specific and favors the person whose services are retained, compared to employment contracts and labour laws in the USA.