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I will literally just call in remote everyday. What are they going to do? Disconnect my VPN. Oh sorry I had some car trouble...but I can jump on VPN and clock

I will literally just call in remote everyday. What are they going to do? Disconnect my VPN. Oh sorry I had some car trouble...but I can jump on VPN and clock in for my shift. I literally don't need to talk to another coworker or manager to do any of my tasks. This is stupid and I suspect it's to thin the herd. Luckily this is my second full time job so I'm not afraid of treating amazon like they are treating me. Editing to add: That I also recognize my privilege and am grateful for the opportunity to work at one of the biggest employers I have encountered.

aleister_777 4y ago
Wow. The delta between the entitlement that you have for your "second full time job" and your expectations vs the reality of the history of people going to work is pretty astounding.
- millzlane 4y ago
  What delta? What entitlement? The terms of the deal have changed. I checked my offer and the offer was for a remote position. Yea my second full time job wasn't given to me. I worked hard and I chose them to do business with. I am the CEO of my "enterprise". So this isn't an entitlement. It's what I worked hard for. When I interviewed there they thought they were interviewing me. I was interviewing them. I chose them to work there they didn't pick me. I don't owe them anything accept for what I agreed to when I contracted out my future self. I enjoy the business relationship I have with them. If the terms of that relationship change. Then I will re-evaluate and make the best decision for my "Company". It' really as simple as that.
brianwawok 4y ago
Do you think it’s optimal for quality and learning the business to be locked in a silo all the time? Or is this just what you like the best?
- millzlane 4y ago
  Honestly what silo? I get updates everyday when I login. I get emails that update me. I have meetings slack channels to the most important teams that are online 24/7. I honestly haven't felt siloed in my position one bit. Everything I need to do my job is there in the network. All the documentation I need. All the previous slack messages to search. company wide searches for any info not related directly to my position. And updated docs that are literately so easy a 15 y/o could follow them if they know how to read and pay attention to detail. There is literally no reason whatsoever for me to be in the office. Besides in person there is literally nothing I can do that I can't from home. I don't need to see the person to learn from them. I don't need to hear them to understand what they are telling me. And I don't need to physically be there to be productive. I was able to do the job out of my car and still help others while parked on the side of the road for two minutes while I answered a question they could have found the answer to if they RTFD. I don't know if I liked it better because this was the first legit remote position I ever had and it seemed smarter in every way how it was done. This does not seem like a smart move to me and I can't quite put my finger on it. But I don't think this will increase productivity.
- tkiolp4 4y ago
  What silo? You think GitLab’s employees work in “silos” and get nothing done? You think Linux is a terrible kernel because people who build it work 100% remote? You seem to lack professionalism.

aleister_777 4y ago

Wow. The delta between the entitlement that you have for your "second full time job" and your expectations vs the reality of the history of people going to work is pretty astounding.

millzlane 4y ago
What delta? What entitlement? The terms of the deal have changed. I checked my offer and the offer was for a remote position. Yea my second full time job wasn't given to me. I worked hard and I chose them to do business with. I am the CEO of my "enterprise". So this isn't an entitlement. It's what I worked hard for. When I interviewed there they thought they were interviewing me. I was interviewing them. I chose them to work there they didn't pick me. I don't owe them anything accept for what I agreed to when I contracted out my future self. I enjoy the business relationship I have with them. If the terms of that relationship change. Then I will re-evaluate and make the best decision for my "Company". It' really as simple as that.

brianwawok 4y ago

Do you think it’s optimal for quality and learning the business to be locked in a silo all the time? Or is this just what you like the best?

millzlane 4y ago
Honestly what silo? I get updates everyday when I login. I get emails that update me. I have meetings slack channels to the most important teams that are online 24/7. I honestly haven't felt siloed in my position one bit. Everything I need to do my job is there in the network. All the documentation I need. All the previous slack messages to search. company wide searches for any info not related directly to my position. And updated docs that are literately so easy a 15 y/o could follow them if they know how to read and pay attention to detail. There is literally no reason whatsoever for me to be in the office. Besides in person there is literally nothing I can do that I can't from home. I don't need to see the person to learn from them. I don't need to hear them to understand what they are telling me. And I don't need to physically be there to be productive. I was able to do the job out of my car and still help others while parked on the side of the road for two minutes while I answered a question they could have found the answer to if they RTFD. I don't know if I liked it better because this was the first legit remote position I ever had and it seemed smarter in every way how it was done. This does not seem like a smart move to me and I can't quite put my finger on it. But I don't think this will increase productivity.
tkiolp4 4y ago
What silo? You think GitLab’s employees work in “silos” and get nothing done? You think Linux is a terrible kernel because people who build it work 100% remote? You seem to lack professionalism.