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I'm excited about this, but also dismayed at the huge amount of pushback from the tech community. Exploitation in tech is built into the culture: people worship
by SoSoRoCoCo 6y ago
I'm excited about this, but also dismayed at the huge amount of pushback from the tech community. Exploitation in tech is built into the culture: people worship the guy who never spends time with his family and works 100 hrs per week. Screaming managers are tolerated, even revered. Retaliation is commonplace and keeps people in line, and is justified as "s/he was just lazy" or "not a team player". This needs to end. Unions are a great first step.
- gipp 6y agoNeither of those things apply to Google.
- jskell725 6y agoPerspective from one pushing-back tech worker: -Never seen a manager scream. Note that anyone who does so is bad at their job; and won't last long unless if anyone else wants it. -Workers commonly take multi-month parental leave breaks; block off afternoons for a kid's event, etc. -I don't know anyone who works 100 hours a week; and if I did I would think them a fool. And also help them; as this is unsafe and they need some more sleep! I understand that other gigs, especially perhaps in Gaming, are different! And workers of course have the right to freely associate, and so collectively bargain, if they choose to.