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I don't really view mine as a rebuttal or takedown either. I'm simply offering what I think is a compelling reason for them to not include instructions in this
by quadrifoliate 5y ago
I don't really view mine as a rebuttal or takedown either.
I'm simply offering what I think is a compelling reason for them to not include instructions in this guide to the important remedy that you describe, i.e. quitting. Citing the fact that the "Just quit" advice tired shibboleth is sort of a broadside against our profession in general, not your comment in particular. I did think about including a disclaimer about this, but decided not to.
It's quite possible that you and other commenters think it's not compelling; let me know why!
- adolph 5y ago“Just quit” seems to be a much broader response of people to ill feelings about employment and not distinctive to tech workers. An example is the broad cultural impact of David Allen Coe’s “Take this Job and Shove It” [0] which went on to be recorded in diverse genre’s (country, punk, rap), a movie, Simpsons plot and a snowclone. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_This_Job_and_Shove_It https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_This_Job_and_Shove_It
- tptacek 5y agoThe simplest way to defang your criticism of "just quit" is to say that people who aren't privileged enough to quit and land in a comparable role elsewhere simply shouldn't quit. The people who do have that privilege, though, should indeed consider it. There are a lot of them.