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It is easy to consider Ethical Issues when your mouth is full of food and your pockets are lined with gold. The vast majority of people, including those in tech

It is easy to consider Ethical Issues when your mouth is full of food and your pockets are lined with gold. The vast majority of people, including those in tech, don't have those options.

_bxg1 7y ago
> The vast majority of people, including those in tech Huh? The vast majority of us in tech are very well-off, making us the ideal candidates to sacrifice some small part of that comfort by taking an ethical stand.
- cosmodisk 7y ago
  You aren't.Yes,you are probably making a few times more than an average person in the country,but at the same time you want to have bigger house, send kids to better school,spend your free time going to some nice country on the other side of the pond and etc. Can you quit your job today and be stress free with all the commitments you've got, at least for a few months,maybe even a year?
  - _bxg1 7y ago
    > you want to have bigger house, send kids to better school,spend your free time going to some nice country on the other side of the pond and etc. That's a lot of assumptions. > Can you quit your job today and be stress free with all the commitments you've got, at least for a few months,maybe even a year? Yes, I could in fact. And that despite the fact that I actually make a bit less than the average engineer with my level of experience, because of the kind of company I'm working at. I also donate 10% of my pre-tax income to charity and make the full contributions to my 401k, and I'm still able to put some money into my personal savings every month. I realize that not everyone in my industry is in my situation - particularly outside of the U.S. - but lots of people are.
justwalt 7y ago
Sure, but they’re addressing tech workers. I’m sure they’re trying to dissuade people from taking jobs at places like Facebook/Google etc.
cosmodisk 7y ago
There are no ethics in any of them, there's only P&L statements,so not sure how it'd work anyway.

It is easy to consider Ethical Issues when your mouth is full of food and your pockets are lined with gold. The vast majority of people, including those in tech, don't have those options.

_bxg1 7y ago

> The vast majority of people, including those in tech Huh? The vast majority of us in tech are very well-off, making us the ideal candidates to sacrifice some small part of that comfort by taking an ethical stand.

cosmodisk 7y ago
You aren't.Yes,you are probably making a few times more than an average person in the country,but at the same time you want to have bigger house, send kids to better school,spend your free time going to some nice country on the other side of the pond and etc. Can you quit your job today and be stress free with all the commitments you've got, at least for a few months,maybe even a year?
- _bxg1 7y ago
  > you want to have bigger house, send kids to better school,spend your free time going to some nice country on the other side of the pond and etc. That's a lot of assumptions. > Can you quit your job today and be stress free with all the commitments you've got, at least for a few months,maybe even a year? Yes, I could in fact. And that despite the fact that I actually make a bit less than the average engineer with my level of experience, because of the kind of company I'm working at. I also donate 10% of my pre-tax income to charity and make the full contributions to my 401k, and I'm still able to put some money into my personal savings every month. I realize that not everyone in my industry is in my situation - particularly outside of the U.S. - but lots of people are.

justwalt 7y ago

Sure, but they’re addressing tech workers. I’m sure they’re trying to dissuade people from taking jobs at places like Facebook/Google etc.

cosmodisk 7y ago

There are no ethics in any of them, there's only P&L statements,so not sure how it'd work anyway.