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If you think what your employer does is unacceptable you shouldn’t work for them (even if this happens via an acquisition). But most people are extremely hypoc
by znpy 3y ago
If you think what your employer does is unacceptable you shouldn’t work for them (even if this happens via an acquisition).
But most people are extremely hypocritical, and will gladly ignore their “ideals” in the name of the holy fat paycheque.
- toyg 3y agoHe basically admits as such, when he said challenging the nondisparaging clauses in the name of free speech was not worth risking the $40k paycheck.
- Freak_NL 3y agoShe. If you are unsure of a person's gender, just use 'they', but don't assume it's a man. In this case the pronouns are right there on the top of the blog though (as well used in the article).
- HydianSnake1 3y agoI suspect the author owns quite a few pairs of programming socks, however.
- nicolas_17 3y ago...so?
- tronfoulery 3y ago[flagged]
- gettodachoppa 3y agoNot cool, bro. I know transwomen are extremely over-represented among online drama queens and shit-stirrers, and many people resent them for that, but you should still say "she".
- tronfoulery 3y ago[flagged]
- Hamuko 3y ago"He" is also used as a gender-neutral pronoun, much like "man" is used for "person". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/he#Pronoun https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/he#Pronoun
- outcoldman 3y agoNot a native speaker, but my assumption is that we are trying to go easy on “guys”, “man” and “he”. It is not hard to say “they”, “person”, “people”. Also, I cannot really explain really well, but it seems like there is a big difference saying “he” about just mythical person, and referring to a real person (whose gender you don’t know).
- throwaway202351 3y agoShe?
- tronfoulery 3y ago[flagged]
- revelio 3y agoEven worse than that. She took the $40k in return for agreeing to not disparage VMware. She then immediately started disparaging them, but it was "in private" whatever that means, so she presumed she wouldn't get caught. And then once her preferred candidate is in the White House she figures it's now safe to violate her agreement in public too, thus keeping the $40k AND going back on her word. She stiffed VMware once at the conference, and then again afterwards! Clearly this person cannot be trusted in any kind of business relationship at all, as the threat of enforcement is the only thing that keeps them from immediately turning around and stabbing you in the back.
- Apocryphon 3y ago> And then once her preferred candidate is in the White House she figures it's now safe to violate her agreement in public too, thus keeping the $40k AND going back on her word. She stiffed VMware once at the conference, and then again afterwards! Regardless of how the vicissitudes of politics go, the current NLRB has made its decision, so the author is acting in accordance with the law. Their legal counsel agreed. Perhaps you find this dishonorable or morally disagreeable because of the particulars of this case, but given this is about an individual employee vs. megacorp, it seems no different in principle from the adage of "don't feel bad for quitting, your company would lay you off without a moment's thought." That VMWare vice president is not losing any sleep over the $40k.
- Osmose 3y ago"Stabbing you in the back" is pretty strong language for posting social media about a personal experienced at a job she no longer has at a company that will barely see any consequences from this post using a right that literally the government has granted all workers now. Like what world do you live in that people don't complain about their old jobs such that you think it's that unacceptable?
- throwoutway 3y agoThis individual has shown they lack a moral compass and will happily lie and disparage anyone they want in both public and private life. Their community of friends are enablers of this negative behavior. I would not hire them.
- wiseowise 3y agoBut hey, they want to make change from within™
- matheusmoreira 3y agoEvery person has their price. I have lots of ideals too but also have my price. Given enough money I could literally shun society and create a small oasis where said ideals hold true. If given even more money I could lobby governments. The power just keeps expanding the bigger the payment.
- slg 3y ago>If you think what your employer does is unacceptable you shouldn’t work for them (even if this happens via an acquisition). I disagree. If leadership of a company makes an ethically questionable decision and everyone who disagrees with that decision quits, that leaves an even more ethically questionable organization behind. I think all good people have an obligation to voice an ethical objection to their company's behavior whenever relevant. Don't just quit and let the amoral/immoral people win. The author's problem was not that they decided to object instead of quit. Their mistake was doing the objection in both a public and intentionally inflammatory way.
- sirl1on 3y ago> Don't just quit and let the amoral/immoral people win If the opposite is stay and actually make efforts for change then yes. If it is staying and keeping your mouth shut then it's just keeping the status quo. And that may be fine and understandable but don't be offended when called out on that.
- rewmie 3y ago> think all good people have an obligation to voice an ethical objection to their company's behavior whenever relevant. Posting a cynical tweet does not reflect a moral high ground, specially if the person doing the tweeting doesn't express any similar concern on any other occasion regarding their line of work and how they contribute directly and indirectly to that moral hazard, and apparently gets disappointed when their employer fires them. Frankly, it all looks like puerile attention-seeking fuelled by Twitter echo chambers.
- coldtea 3y agoOr you know, most people still need the food and rent. Do you go all out on your ideals? Does your employee not do anything that violates them?
- morelisp 3y agoThere's even a middle ground where we don't have to agree with everything our employer does but also they don't get all whiny when we tweet about it.
- znpy 3y ago> Or you know, most people still need the food and rent. this is complete bs. it's not 'VMWare or unemployment' (or any $bigtech or unemployment). there are a ton of employers ready to pay competent people a decent salary.
- readthenotes1 3y agoThe poster made a huge point of how they were not willing to avoid posting things on social media and hunger wasn't a condition for that.