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seems less about Google and more about the balance of power shifting towards tech workers over the tech employer
by dustingetz 7y ago
seems less about Google and more about the balance of power shifting towards tech workers over the tech employer
- thephyber 7y agoIt does seem like highly-valued engineering talent can get away with more than other commodity office workers. It also feels like many tech companies actively advertise "to millennials" by advertising that their culture is the kind of place at which "you want to work". When that company/mission starts to lose its polish[1], it becomes harder to recruit for that talent[2]. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/inside-google-three-years-misery-happiest-company-tech/ https://www.wired.com/story/inside-google-three-years-misery... [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/16/facebook-has-struggled-to-recruit-since-cambridge-analytica-scandal.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/16/facebook-has-struggled-to-re...
- underpand 7y agoUnfortunately, it's mostly non-eng and colorful SREs who are representing the supposed "tech worker" in these politically charged movements if you cross-reference the names that appear in public articles with LinkedIn profiles.
- Apocryphon 7y agoWhat makes those types of people less necessary tech workers than other types of tech workers?