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Though I do understand most of the criticism this piece is getting in this thread, can we at least agree that all that bullshit about being a star and "graduati
by capote 11y ago
Though I do understand most of the criticism this piece is getting in this thread, can we at least agree that all that bullshit about being a star and "graduating" is total bullshit? What a total slap in the face. Culture aside, crying at your desk aside, spare me the extra layer of fake, pointless language to disguise what is happening. I expect professionalism and respect from an employer, and that involves being straightforward, respectful, and to the point.
- rwjwjuwjudf 11y agoOver my lifetime I feel like computers have gone from nerdy thing that nerds do to trendy thing that popular kids hire nerds to do badly and treat like garbage. I guess it's not really surprising that people known for poor social skills get taken advantage of like that, but still it bugs me because I identify with them.
- bb88 11y agoYeah... and the popular kids aren't that good at coding, just really good at being popular.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago> can we at least agree that all that bullshit about being a star and "graduating" is total bullshit? What a total slap in the face. Completely agree. If the person is leaving on their own? Sure sounds great! But firing or laying someone off? Seems borderline psychopathic to me.
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- neurobuddha 11y agoIt reminds me of Newspeak, the language in Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak
- ma2rten 11y ago> can we at least agree that all that bullshit about being a star and "graduating" is total bullshit? What a total slap in the face. Yes, but it's just a creepy thing practiced at one company. The author somehow wants to generalize their experience to all startups.
- capote 11y agoI get the sense that the reality is somewhere in between. It's definitely not everywhere, but I do see a significant amount of philosophy and meta-work happening in technology (and possibly other industries). People like to present their ideas of what makes a workplace "better" or what makes people work harder or stay happier, and many times they forget the simplicity and professionalism that has been working in workplaces for a long time now—simply treating people professionally! I'll be honest, I'm on my first job out of college, and in the finance industry there's very little philosophy and novelty (mostly dinosaurs), but even I have seen, here and there, redefinitions of terms, like "they're not customers, they're guests" or "he's not an employee, he's a teammate" and, well, I'm not too impressed even with this simple stuff. I'd imagine a good amount of places take it too far.