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I hope I never feel intrinsic motivation to defend my employer.
by avgcorrection 4y ago
I hope I never feel intrinsic motivation to defend my employer.
- ShamelessC 4y agoYeah that part of this felt highly avoidant. It's one thing to engage in nonsense with random strangers - that is likely useless (irony ensues). But to feel attacked by coworkers who are upset about their jobs is probably just toxic. I assume the author's situation has more nuance than that, but they didn't provide that in their writing.
- sockmeistr 4y agoThe context is that they work for Tailscale. (I'm guessing you assumed they were FAANG?)
- avgcorrection 4y agoWhy do you guess/assume that assumption?
- ShamelessC 4y agoI made no such assumptions. Doing this in any workplace, tech or no, is toxic to people who are justifiably upset with their workplace. The vibe I was getting was that rather than admit there could be toxic elements at play, the author chooses to blame those complaining instead. It's a tale as old as the workplace.
- escapedmoose 4y agoReally? Don’t you think that motivation to defend one’s employer would correlate with taking pride in one’s work? If someone was spreading false shit about my employer, I would feel the need to set them straight, because I care about the impact my employer has on my community.
- avgcorrection 4y ago> Don’t you think that motivation to defend one’s employer would correlate with taking pride in one’s work? No.