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Note to young videographers: When a company asks whether you're working on an expose, the phrase "I’m interested in issues of class, race, and labor" will not d

by Uhhrrr 16y ago

Note to young videographers: When a company asks whether you're working on an expose, the phrase "I’m interested in issues of class, race, and labor" will not defuse the situation.

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Sapient 16y ago
When I read that phrase, I was thinking he MUST have known it was going to get him fired.
- pstack 16y ago
  Of course! What kind of traction would his insinuations have if he hadn't baited them for termination and he had to end the "expose" with "we had a sit down where I explained my intentions and we sorted it all out and had a beer and a laugh". The "and they fired me!" that is intended to add to the suspicion. It causes most viewers to ask "wait, if there was nothing to hide, then why'd they fire him?".
- motters 16y ago
  Why would being interested in sociological issues get him fired?
  - innes 16y ago
    You can claim 'sociological issues' all you like, but when people see you're a fantasist with a laughable view of how the world works, and you're dealing in sly insinuation and race baiting... 'sociological issues' aint gonna cut it. Well, I say that, but with the naivety on show in this thread perhaps this guy is onto a winner with 'sociological issues'.
- joelangeway 16y ago
  I hope I never have to work for someone who'll fire me if I tell them I'm interested in issues of class or race.
- forensic 16y ago
  I think he just didn't care and preferred to tell the truth than be intimidated into lying.
mruniverse 16y ago
That's hilarious. His letter to Ralph was so passive–aggressive. I would have left out these nuggets: 1)... now that I know it's so super-secret 2)... are mostly people of color and cannot eat Google meals 3)... I wasn’t approaching this as an act of muckraking 4)... nice way to meet people who work right next to me but are very clearly not the same class as me
- paganel 16y ago
  > 2)... are mostly people of color and cannot eat Google meals That's a bummer, because those were indeed people of color who were not allowed to eat Google meals. Well, at least I know why it took you guys in the States 100 years to actually give equal rights to your fellow black citizens: you were all too afraid of losing your jobs.
  - illumen 16y ago
    There are over 2 million african americans working for free in USA prisons. I'm not sure they've moved on all that much.
  - AlexC04 16y ago
    Assume each "Google Meal" costs $5 in preparation labour, materials, plates & utensils (washing), fittings and fixtures, etc... 261 working days a year 1 employee $5 = $1305 per employee, per year How many workers in the 3.14 building? At 400 employees, that's half a million dollars. Does the board of director's fiduciary duty to their shareholders allow them to pay for the Scan Ops lunches? I don't know what minimum wage in the states is, but I'm pretty sure most of those workers would rather have that extra five dollars in their pockets and brown-bag it. It's also a lot easier to justify an extra dollar an hour above minimum wage. "Catered lunches" is a perk that (as far as I know) is very rare. Your company "not buying you lunch every day" is the norm. I can't see any outrage in their perfectly normal behavior.
    - adaml_623 16y ago
      You've presented some arithmetic and no information at all. If the story is that these employees are being employed at minimum wage then that's something that contradicts the "Don't be evil" ethos.

by Uhhrrr 16y ago

Note to young videographers: When a company asks whether you're working on an expose, the phrase "I’m interested in issues of class, race, and labor" will not defuse the situation.

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Sapient 16y ago

When I read that phrase, I was thinking he MUST have known it was going to get him fired.

pstack 16y ago
Of course! What kind of traction would his insinuations have if he hadn't baited them for termination and he had to end the "expose" with "we had a sit down where I explained my intentions and we sorted it all out and had a beer and a laugh". The "and they fired me!" that is intended to add to the suspicion. It causes most viewers to ask "wait, if there was nothing to hide, then why'd they fire him?".
motters 16y ago
Why would being interested in sociological issues get him fired?
- innes 16y ago
  You can claim 'sociological issues' all you like, but when people see you're a fantasist with a laughable view of how the world works, and you're dealing in sly insinuation and race baiting... 'sociological issues' aint gonna cut it. Well, I say that, but with the naivety on show in this thread perhaps this guy is onto a winner with 'sociological issues'.
joelangeway 16y ago
I hope I never have to work for someone who'll fire me if I tell them I'm interested in issues of class or race.
forensic 16y ago
I think he just didn't care and preferred to tell the truth than be intimidated into lying.

mruniverse 16y ago

That's hilarious. His letter to Ralph was so passive–aggressive. I would have left out these nuggets: 1)... now that I know it's so super-secret 2)... are mostly people of color and cannot eat Google meals 3)... I wasn’t approaching this as an act of muckraking 4)... nice way to meet people who work right next to me but are very clearly not the same class as me

paganel 16y ago
> 2)... are mostly people of color and cannot eat Google meals That's a bummer, because those were indeed people of color who were not allowed to eat Google meals. Well, at least I know why it took you guys in the States 100 years to actually give equal rights to your fellow black citizens: you were all too afraid of losing your jobs.
- illumen 16y ago
  There are over 2 million african americans working for free in USA prisons. I'm not sure they've moved on all that much.
- AlexC04 16y ago
  Assume each "Google Meal" costs $5 in preparation labour, materials, plates & utensils (washing), fittings and fixtures, etc... 261 working days a year 1 employee $5 = $1305 per employee, per year How many workers in the 3.14 building? At 400 employees, that's half a million dollars. Does the board of director's fiduciary duty to their shareholders allow them to pay for the Scan Ops lunches? I don't know what minimum wage in the states is, but I'm pretty sure most of those workers would rather have that extra five dollars in their pockets and brown-bag it. It's also a lot easier to justify an extra dollar an hour above minimum wage. "Catered lunches" is a perk that (as far as I know) is very rare. Your company "not buying you lunch every day" is the norm. I can't see any outrage in their perfectly normal behavior.
  - adaml_623 16y ago
    You've presented some arithmetic and no information at all. If the story is that these employees are being employed at minimum wage then that's something that contradicts the "Don't be evil" ethos.