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Who is supposed to receive this message? The Russian IT workers, many of whom already find Russia's behavior unacceptable?

• girvo 5y ago
  Though a sadly non-zero proportion of Russian IT workers (who live in my country, Australia) do not. Which made working with one of them, when my partner is Ukrainian and whose family is currently in mortal danger in Rubizhne, really awkward. Thankfully that contract ended not long ago, and I turned down the renewal.
  • ovi256 5y ago
    If that coworker was a factor, I hope you told them so. More information would help everyone make better decisions, including that coworker, when it filters to them. I approve of the idea to brain drain Russia of all educated workers by offering them residency and easy immigration into Western countries. That, IMO, should include all such workers, regardless of their support for the Putin regime. The goal is to eliminate Russia's ability to assault another country again by denying it use of contemporary technology. They've proven themselves irresponsible again and again. I also completely support your choice to not have to share a work day with that person. I know it sounds paradoxical.
    • girvo 5y ago
      We had many a tense discussion/argument prior to the war, last year. He believed Russia was right to take Crimea. I, for obviously reasons, disagree. As it became clearer that Russia was preparing to invade, he brought it up a few times. I honestly didn’t want to talk about it with him. Too stressful, I’d rather focus on my work than on his family members killing my extended family.