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There's going to be a point where choosing to work at Google in 2020+ is going to be a black mark on your entire career. Nobody has the excuse of claiming they
by ocdtrekkie 4y ago
There's going to be a point where choosing to work at Google in 2020+ is going to be a black mark on your entire career. Nobody has the excuse of claiming they still don't know what's going on. If you work there, you chose to put profit over society. And at least in my hopes and dreams, someday that will cost you a job.
- skinnymuch 4y agoWhat amazing companies are most people working at that don’t exploit their workers or society? Almost every one puts profit over society to some significant degree. We live in a hyper capitalist society. Being on the side of this hyper capitalist society as the majority of people are, is the problem.
- edgyquant 4y agoThis is ridiculous. Working at one of the most cutting edge companies solving problems at global scale will not be a black mark on your career.
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoGoogle is neither cutting edge nor solving problems at global scale. They are an adtech company that produces ho-hum messaging apps that abuses human rights as defined by the United Nations as their primary business model. Choosing to work there today means choosing to hurt society for personal gain, full stop.
- otachack 4y agoOstracizing friends that work in these big companies is no simple task. And I wouldn't exactly put all the blame on them when society and capitalism has built the platform for these companies to succeed. I would accept friends and acquaintances recognizing their participation, as well as my own as a user of some products, and observe plus work together to figure a way out of this mess (regulations, break up of big tech?) One also must recognize the philanthropic arms of these companies. They may be some attempt to balance the shit they're doing.
- tester756 4y ago>nor solving problems at global scale. if they don't, then who does?