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Any time I see an article like this[0] I just wonder, "Who is trying to make me think what?"[1] The answer seems kinda obvious in this case: managers are trying
by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
Any time I see an article like this[0] I just wonder, "Who is trying to make me think what?"[1] The answer seems kinda obvious in this case: managers are trying to make "me" (the managed) think I don't have leverage as an employee. Treating this like it's any sort of fact admits that I don't think for myself.
[0] http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
[1] http://paulgraham.com/orth.html http://paulgraham.com/orth.html
- hgsgm 4y agoGuardian is a leftist magazine. Why are they carrying water for employers? Oh, it's an op/ed by an employer. Laughably transparent.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago> Laughably transparent. Yet there will always be some people who buy into it. I've found that a distinction between independent- and conventional-minded is useful for navigating this sort of thing. It helps immensely to ask oneself, "Why do I think this?" If my answer happens to be some version of, "Because someone told me," then it's worth more independent thought.
- mvdtnz 4y agoI mean yeah it's intentionally transparent. He addresses the fact in the article itself.
- throwawayhdbck 4y agoYeah, it's even worse than that. If you look at what his company does https://www.marksgroup.net/ https://www.marksgroup.net/, it basically helps companies send more CRM spam. Never understood why the guardian gave him a platform.
- P_I_Staker 4y agoLooking outside of tech, where conditions are "very special", it seems likely to me that there will be labor shortages for some time in the future. A lot of people are leaving the market.
- nebula8804 3y agoIm often wondering where are they going? People got to eat right? My best guess is that they are reducing expenses and in a two person household only one is working now and secondly some are making do with occasional gig work.