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I concur, I suspect the influx of applicants to coinbase based on this will be larger than the potential loss of people taking the severance
by eddof13 6y ago
I concur, I suspect the influx of applicants to coinbase based on this will be larger than the potential loss of people taking the severance
- cft 6y agoCertainly. If I was looking for a job, I would rank it very high because of this.
- xoxoy 6y agoperhaps take a step back and realize that the HN demographic of young white males is exactly the type that would have the least issue with this policy...
- makuto 6y agoFight racism and stereotypes with more racism and stereotypes, that'll work.
- whymauri 6y agoWhere is the racism in the GP comment?
- makuto 6y agoAssuming young white males think the same thing. They had to bring age, race, and sex in to decide what they assume the political beliefs are of the majority of the site.
- dirtyoldmick 6y agoAnd by racist you mean people that don't agree with your political worldview.
- camdenlock 6y ago“all young black males are like this” <- is this racist? “all young white males are like this” <- is this racist?
- whymauri 6y agoNeither of these are what the poster was saying. If you want to pursue a victimhood complex, I'll let you be.
- a1369209993 6y agoNitpick: xoxoy's claim was "most young white males are like this", not "all".
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoWhen someone tells us what they think, and we dismiss it by saying that's exactly what someone of their race would be expected to think, that's racism in one of its worst manifestations.
- cft 6y agoSee how toxic the politically active (in the workplace) employees are: i am getting downvoted simply for saying that I would choose an apolitical company if I was looking for a job...
- JeremyBanks 6y agoI'm sure there will be many applicants, but they'll all be sociopaths. Whatever shreds of decency may have once existed at that company, they're making sure to eliminate. I have normally been very against political talk at work, but this is not a normal moment. Choosing to pretend you can be neutral in this environment is something between incompetence, insanity, and evil. If you choose to join Coinbase now, expect to be "mysteriously" rejected for a lot of jobs in the future.
- makuto 6y agoI think the original blog post made a very important point: We may all agree that there are issues, but there is a lot of disagreement in how problems should be solved. For example, some think that you should solve problems with the system, through elections, bills, etc., while others think a violent revolution and communism is the only way forward. Your position regarding thinking everyone who isn't political at work is naive or evil is not helping the problem. This is only alienating people who already find such aggressive and exaggerated statements wrong.
- seneca 6y ago> I'm sure there will be many applicants, but they'll all be sociopaths. This is the exact kind of tone Coinbase is ejecting from their company. You thinking this is the wrong move is exactly the point. People don't want to work around people who call them "sociopaths" over not wanting to debate at work.
- spollo 6y agoI don't disagree with your underlying feeling here, that is to say I'm on your side of the fence. But don't you think it's a bit extreme to label people sociopaths, insane, evil, incompetent, for expressing their desire to work in a place where they can focus on their craft? Your last sentence is actually really threatening as well. I can think of many reasons people might find this appealing. They may be incredibly politically engaged in their personal life and want work to be a place of focus. They might disagree with the political solutions that their coworkers favour, which is totally okay! But it would be extremely draining for that person. Please, start with the best interpretation of people rather than labelling broad swaths of people as wicked and mentally ill. This is a great opportunity for discussion!