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> Protesting something like this is a good signal of their attitude/perspective. Why? They saw something they didn’t like and wrote a letter suggesting an alte

by hk__2 10y ago

> Protesting something like this is a good signal of their attitude/perspective. Why? They saw something they didn’t like and wrote a letter suggesting an alternative. I see that as a very good attitude.

jasonkostempski 10y ago
They based their anger on a stupid assumption and didn't bother to get clarification before going full steam ahead. This wasn't a protest, it was an angry mob.
- masklinn 10y ago
  > didn't bother to get clarification before going full steam ahead According to the original report they tried to and were shut down: > I spoke with my manager about being allowed some leeway under the dress code and was told this was not possible, despite the other person being allowed to do it. I soon found out that many of the other interns felt the same way, and the ones who asked their managers about it were told the same thing as me. They were told it was a medical exemption after having been summarily fired. > This wasn't a protest, it was an angry mob. Are you off your rocker? They wrote a fucking proposal they didn't try to put management to the torch.
  - jasonkostempski 10y ago
    I've made a stupid assumption and didn't bother to get clarification before commenting full steam ahead.
- blktiger 10y ago
  Angry mobs don't write letters.
droopybuns 10y ago
Leaders inspire. Many people grow up believing that protesting is the same thing. But at its foundation, it is resisting leadership direction. Managers are people too- and at some point you have to cut your losses if you lose hope that you will be able to inspire your employees. The managers know they are asking extra from the staff with dress codes in this day and age. It doesn't happen naturally, so they write policy. They expect to deal with resistance, and sometimes they are seeking out policy resistors for promotions. But a mass uprising is a huge fiasco to deal with. You are missing the crux of the problem when you say they wrote a letter suggesting an alternative. They drafted a petition against leadership direction and had almost everyone sign it. That is a protest. It is a serious problem for management and it requires action: capitulate to airhead interns who won't be here next year or cancel the program? These kids should have known this, but like many young people, they had an opportunity to learn a lesson the hard way.

by hk__2 10y ago

jasonkostempski 10y ago

They based their anger on a stupid assumption and didn't bother to get clarification before going full steam ahead. This wasn't a protest, it was an angry mob.

masklinn 10y ago
> didn't bother to get clarification before going full steam ahead According to the original report they tried to and were shut down: > I spoke with my manager about being allowed some leeway under the dress code and was told this was not possible, despite the other person being allowed to do it. I soon found out that many of the other interns felt the same way, and the ones who asked their managers about it were told the same thing as me. They were told it was a medical exemption after having been summarily fired. > This wasn't a protest, it was an angry mob. Are you off your rocker? They wrote a fucking proposal they didn't try to put management to the torch.
- jasonkostempski 10y ago
  I've made a stupid assumption and didn't bother to get clarification before commenting full steam ahead.
blktiger 10y ago
Angry mobs don't write letters.

droopybuns 10y ago

Leaders inspire. Many people grow up believing that protesting is the same thing. But at its foundation, it is resisting leadership direction. Managers are people too- and at some point you have to cut your losses if you lose hope that you will be able to inspire your employees. The managers know they are asking extra from the staff with dress codes in this day and age. It doesn't happen naturally, so they write policy. They expect to deal with resistance, and sometimes they are seeking out policy resistors for promotions. But a mass uprising is a huge fiasco to deal with. You are missing the crux of the problem when you say they wrote a letter suggesting an alternative. They drafted a petition against leadership direction and had almost everyone sign it. That is a protest. It is a serious problem for management and it requires action: capitulate to airhead interns who won't be here next year or cancel the program? These kids should have known this, but like many young people, they had an opportunity to learn a lesson the hard way.