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This may seem like a naive question but since I'm currently in my job search (email is in my profile), I care a lot about it: is there any big company that isn'
by mettamage 8y ago
This may seem like a naive question but since I'm currently in my job search (email is in my profile), I care a lot about it: is there any big company that isn't up to unethical shenanigans?
For almost every industry and/or major player in a particular industry that I look at, I get the idea that there are at least some unethical things going on at best. At worst the planet is being destroyed.
Which industries / companies are clean(ish)? I'd like to apply for those.
- kgwxd 8y agoWe probably never get to hear about clean companies because they aren't doing anything "news worthy" (e.g. destroying the world). If I were searching, I'd fantasize about working at Cognitect, though I'm not qualified. Their biggest scandal seems to be daring to sell a proprietary database.
- londons_explore 8y agoHaving worked in/seen the internals of lots of companies, I'd say there's just varying levels of dirty...
- lozaning 8y agoTons, but they're all really boring. For example the company that likely makes the carpet you walk on everyday if you're in A class office space is made by a company that's had a carbon neutral 2020 goal since 2007, and is in line to meet that goal now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface,_Inc. Patagonia is likely another one you've heard of. (Or i've fallen for their marketing hook line and sinker)