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> If I were a engineer at Twitter, I'd do my absolute best up to the minute I have to leave the premises. Because I would care about the company, my colleagues
by andyjohnson0 4y ago
> If I were a engineer at Twitter, I'd do my absolute best up to the minute I have to leave the premises. Because I would care about the company, my colleagues and most importantly for the >200m people who use Twitter for fun, educational, business and those who depend on it.
I'm an old beard too and this seems (sorry) borderline delusional to me. Even in normal circumstances that kind of devotion to an employer never pays off - financially or emotionally. Companies the size of Twitter do not "care" and the product certainly doesn't. Caring back just sets you up for an inevitable, brusing collision with reality.
In twitter's present situation, and given the well-known personality traits of its new owner, I'd argue that exit planning is the only sane thing for an employee to be doing with their time right now.
- upsidesinclude 4y agoPlace the comment in context. The other post is advocating for actively destroying the company
- andyjohnson0 4y agoI was commenting on @TheChaplain saying they'd do their "absolute best up to the minute I have to leave" and offering an opinion asymetric loyalty in tech businesses. Thats all I was commenting on. I think thats pretty clear.
- nickitolas 4y agoThe comment very explicitly said "passively" which is the opposite of "actively": > Passively destroying Twitter from within by not trying
- upsidesinclude 4y agoAre lies of omission not still lies?
- freejazz 4y agoThe only context that makes something reasonable is being reasonable.
- nickm12 4y agoI don't think TheChaplain is saying you should be devoted to your employer, but rather to respect your work, your colleagues, your customers, and your company. That is not even incompatible with planning an exit. The best people I've worked with put in an effort to the end, even when they are on the way out, because they are professionals.