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I will never work in big tech again

13 points by backoncemore 5y ago

I'm tired of everything being political. I'm tired of constant political emails. I'm tired of putting my pronouns everywhere. I'm tired of diversity training. I'm tired of being ostracized for not believing in wokeism. I'm tired of social justice. I'm tired of companies saying they want diversity of thought but disallowing employees to have diversity of thought. The worst thing I ever did was waste my time to pursue a career in this industry. It is toxic from the top to the bottom. So, I'm done. I will never work for big tech again. The money isn't worth it. I'd rather be paid half the salary at a normal company that doesn't feel like a neo-communist enclave. Let the downvotes and societal sanctioned harassment begin.

streetcat1 5y ago
what about the pay?
- backoncemore 5y ago
  Not worth it. I value my mental health too much.
  - ableal 5y ago
    More than one Eastern European intellectual survived doing menial work temporarily, e.g. Milan Kundera https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/russian-and-eastern-european-literature-biographies/milan-kundera https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/russ...
- hourislate 5y ago
  I've made great money working at small to mid-size corps (and some big ones) where 100% of the nonsense one must live with in FAGMAN Companies just doesn't exist. You come in do your work, have fun, and then fuck off home.
steelstraw 5y ago
Coinbase and Basecamp have bucked this trend and are focusing on work. Any other options?
tra3 5y ago
Is this "the grass is greener..."? Small(er) companies have politics, they espouse family values ("we are a family, lets rally!"), but it's only a one way street. It's still very much a business relationship, just without the big tech pay. I think you'll find that small tech has issues. Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives? I'm aiming to get into big tech because I need to work, so if I'm working 8 hours a day (or so) then I might as well maximize my earnings.
- backoncemore 5y ago
  > Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives? Maybe you can, but I can't. It's so exhausting when it's an everyday thing. Constantly in Slack. Constantly in emails. Constantly expected to believe the exact same thing and if you don't you're a racist bigot that doesn't deserve life itself.
  - tra3 5y ago
    You gotta do what's right for you. Have you tried moving to a different team/org?
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
Which big tech companies have you worked at like this? Surely it’s not a problem to name them if you’re never working there again. Or is this just ranting about hypothetical situations?
- backoncemore 5y ago
  Block
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    [deleted]
TheEggMan 5y ago
Any place in particular you'd like to work next? What's your new dream industry/job?
IAmWorried 5y ago
I hate to say this man, but you work for Block. It's a company founded and led by the guy who made Twitter, which I consider to be one of the worst far-left cancers in this world. You are kind of getting what you pay for here... these Dorsey companies are doubtlessly some of the most authoritarian shitholes around. I'd urge this not to sour your view on tech. I work for another "big tech" and it is totally reasonable, everyone is just normal. I would encourage you to take some time off, regroup, and apply for some new companies that have as little to do with Dorsey or Social Media as possible. Pro tip - look for orgs run by foreigners, as woke cancer has not spread as badly to other countries yet.
- backoncemore 5y ago
  Where do you work?
backoncemore 5y ago
What rule did I break to result in being flagged?
- dang 5y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
HN is better without political rants like this.
- coder4life 5y ago
  Totally - we all have too much of that. As far as the job goes: Someone will fill their shoes.
vanusa 5y ago
I'm tired of putting my pronouns everywhere. Have you actually been required to use these? And if so, did you try asking to opt-out?

13 points by backoncemore 5y ago

streetcat1 5y ago

what about the pay?

backoncemore 5y ago
Not worth it. I value my mental health too much.
- ableal 5y ago
  More than one Eastern European intellectual survived doing menial work temporarily, e.g. Milan Kundera https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/russian-and-eastern-european-literature-biographies/milan-kundera https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/russ...
hourislate 5y ago
I've made great money working at small to mid-size corps (and some big ones) where 100% of the nonsense one must live with in FAGMAN Companies just doesn't exist. You come in do your work, have fun, and then fuck off home.

steelstraw 5y ago

Coinbase and Basecamp have bucked this trend and are focusing on work. Any other options?

tra3 5y ago

Is this "the grass is greener..."? Small(er) companies have politics, they espouse family values ("we are a family, lets rally!"), but it's only a one way street. It's still very much a business relationship, just without the big tech pay. I think you'll find that small tech has issues. Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives? I'm aiming to get into big tech because I need to work, so if I'm working 8 hours a day (or so) then I might as well maximize my earnings.

backoncemore 5y ago
> Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives? Maybe you can, but I can't. It's so exhausting when it's an everyday thing. Constantly in Slack. Constantly in emails. Constantly expected to believe the exact same thing and if you don't you're a racist bigot that doesn't deserve life itself.
- tra3 5y ago
  You gotta do what's right for you. Have you tried moving to a different team/org?

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

Which big tech companies have you worked at like this? Surely it’s not a problem to name them if you’re never working there again. Or is this just ranting about hypothetical situations?

backoncemore 5y ago
Block
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

TheEggMan 5y ago

Any place in particular you'd like to work next? What's your new dream industry/job?

IAmWorried 5y ago

I hate to say this man, but you work for Block. It's a company founded and led by the guy who made Twitter, which I consider to be one of the worst far-left cancers in this world. You are kind of getting what you pay for here... these Dorsey companies are doubtlessly some of the most authoritarian shitholes around. I'd urge this not to sour your view on tech. I work for another "big tech" and it is totally reasonable, everyone is just normal. I would encourage you to take some time off, regroup, and apply for some new companies that have as little to do with Dorsey or Social Media as possible. Pro tip - look for orgs run by foreigners, as woke cancer has not spread as badly to other countries yet.

backoncemore 5y ago
Where do you work?

backoncemore 5y ago

What rule did I break to result in being flagged?

dang 5y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

kwertyoowiyop 5y ago

HN is better without political rants like this.

coder4life 5y ago
Totally - we all have too much of that. As far as the job goes: Someone will fill their shoes.

vanusa 5y ago

I'm tired of putting my pronouns everywhere. Have you actually been required to use these? And if so, did you try asking to opt-out?