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Usually they don't say the quiet part out loud, and yet here we are. We're incredibly fortunate in tech that we can do a large portion of work remotely, many p

Usually they don't say the quiet part out loud, and yet here we are. We're incredibly fortunate in tech that we can do a large portion of work remotely, many people aren't so lucky. One would think that we'd value life above profit but lately that doesn't appear to be the case.

misiti3780 7y ago
i agree, i have been trying to help out anyone i can with bigger tips, gift cards from resturants, etc i just feel like its not going to be enough.
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  I'm getting takeout, encouraging other people to get takeout and I run r/Gigworks. (And I'm not a tech worker. I'm a dirt poor freelance writer, but I'm at least still working because I've done remote work for years.) I'm trying to light my teeny, tiny little candle rather than curse the dark. The pizza place I've been going to regularly for carryout is doing a bit better than they were two weeks ago. I've discussed it with staff. They've said business is still light, but not scary like it was.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
    Upvoted. I'm trying to light my teeny, tiny little candle rather than curse the dark Thanks for that. It's apparently frowned upon in the tech community to have a positive attitude, but I really hate negativity. Find the good in the situation and work with it.
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samsonradu 7y ago
> Usually they don't say the quiet part out loud, and yet here we are. I can’t wrap my head around this. Why would any sane person say this out loud, regardless of their opinions? Don’t these people have PR consultants around? What am I missing?
- Barrin92 7y ago
  >I can’t wrap my head around this. Why would any sane person say this out loud, regardless of their opinions?[...]What am I missing? because, sadly, they know that they will not face any consequences for this in the US. It's like Yuval Noah Harari being invited to dinners by the same tech titans he accuses of building a dystopia. The only thing they hear is that they're powerful.
nostromo 7y ago
You’re lucky today. Tomorrow isn’t so clear. Ad spends are dropping and dropping fast. Amazon is a retailer. Apple sells luxury goods. Cloud and Microsoft are dependent on big spends from enterprise. All of this is at risk. Tech isn’t independent of the Main Street economy.
- chickenpotpie 7y ago
  Nothing is independent from the economy, but somethings are less elastic. Apple might also be doing better than others right now because they have a ridiculously large cash reserve and can probably wait this out.
- vvanders 7y ago
  Certainly not independent but given the option of supporting people in a time of need and pushing them back to work and stressing the healthcare capacity of the county we certainly seem to be trending towards the latter.

misiti3780 7y ago

i agree, i have been trying to help out anyone i can with bigger tips, gift cards from resturants, etc i just feel like its not going to be enough.

DoreenMichele 7y ago
I'm getting takeout, encouraging other people to get takeout and I run r/Gigworks. (And I'm not a tech worker. I'm a dirt poor freelance writer, but I'm at least still working because I've done remote work for years.) I'm trying to light my teeny, tiny little candle rather than curse the dark. The pizza place I've been going to regularly for carryout is doing a bit better than they were two weeks ago. I've discussed it with staff. They've said business is still light, but not scary like it was.
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
  Upvoted. I'm trying to light my teeny, tiny little candle rather than curse the dark Thanks for that. It's apparently frowned upon in the tech community to have a positive attitude, but I really hate negativity. Find the good in the situation and work with it.
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samsonradu 7y ago

> Usually they don't say the quiet part out loud, and yet here we are. I can’t wrap my head around this. Why would any sane person say this out loud, regardless of their opinions? Don’t these people have PR consultants around? What am I missing?

Barrin92 7y ago
>I can’t wrap my head around this. Why would any sane person say this out loud, regardless of their opinions?[...]What am I missing? because, sadly, they know that they will not face any consequences for this in the US. It's like Yuval Noah Harari being invited to dinners by the same tech titans he accuses of building a dystopia. The only thing they hear is that they're powerful.

nostromo 7y ago

You’re lucky today. Tomorrow isn’t so clear. Ad spends are dropping and dropping fast. Amazon is a retailer. Apple sells luxury goods. Cloud and Microsoft are dependent on big spends from enterprise. All of this is at risk. Tech isn’t independent of the Main Street economy.

chickenpotpie 7y ago
Nothing is independent from the economy, but somethings are less elastic. Apple might also be doing better than others right now because they have a ridiculously large cash reserve and can probably wait this out.
vvanders 7y ago
Certainly not independent but given the option of supporting people in a time of need and pushing them back to work and stressing the healthcare capacity of the county we certainly seem to be trending towards the latter.