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This is hyperbole to the point of self-parody.

by phailhaus 3y ago

dirtybirdnj 3y ago
Care to elaborate? Smug comment without any substance isn't super useful.
- phailhaus 3y ago
  I don't think it requires elaboration. Claiming that firing people is equivalent to killing them is hyperbole. Claiming that we're close to literally executing employees in the office is absolutely ridiculous. These kinds of comments completely derail any sort of rational conversation about labor rights.
  - dirtybirdnj 3y ago
    > Claiming that we're close to literally executing employees in the office is absolutely ridiculous. I think from a "do we care about the people we employ" perspective the whole idea of laying people off and then hiring them back is callous at best, and psychopathic / sociopathic at worst. The conditions these actions create at the companies people are employed at are toxic and negative. I've never had a 400k salary, I've barely cracked six figures. The reality is that the class war actions taken have decimated the middle and lower end of the tech job market and people like me are just plain fucked with little options other than burger king when you get done doom scrolling the same 10 job boards every day. It doesn't matter if you've done DBA or are a competent developer with real world experience, once you get kicked down the ladder you are black-marked for life. Good luck getting back up when the ladder has been set on fire and the ashes dropped on your head.
    - phailhaus 3y ago
      This has nothing to do with "class warfare". Big companies are capable of hiring thousands of people, and have the cash to do so. If they decide that they no longer need those people, they will fire them. At no point is some mustache-twirling villain "plotting against" you. They do not care about you. You have skills, they hired you for those skills; they no longer need your skills, so you are let go with benefits (because we fought for those). What policies are you actually proposing? Because I really don't know where you're going with this. Ban firing? Forced hiring?

This is hyperbole to the point of self-parody.

dirtybirdnj 3y ago

Care to elaborate? Smug comment without any substance isn't super useful.

phailhaus 3y ago
I don't think it requires elaboration. Claiming that firing people is equivalent to killing them is hyperbole. Claiming that we're close to literally executing employees in the office is absolutely ridiculous. These kinds of comments completely derail any sort of rational conversation about labor rights.
- dirtybirdnj 3y ago
  > Claiming that we're close to literally executing employees in the office is absolutely ridiculous. I think from a "do we care about the people we employ" perspective the whole idea of laying people off and then hiring them back is callous at best, and psychopathic / sociopathic at worst. The conditions these actions create at the companies people are employed at are toxic and negative. I've never had a 400k salary, I've barely cracked six figures. The reality is that the class war actions taken have decimated the middle and lower end of the tech job market and people like me are just plain fucked with little options other than burger king when you get done doom scrolling the same 10 job boards every day. It doesn't matter if you've done DBA or are a competent developer with real world experience, once you get kicked down the ladder you are black-marked for life. Good luck getting back up when the ladder has been set on fire and the ashes dropped on your head.
  - phailhaus 3y ago
    This has nothing to do with "class warfare". Big companies are capable of hiring thousands of people, and have the cash to do so. If they decide that they no longer need those people, they will fire them. At no point is some mustache-twirling villain "plotting against" you. They do not care about you. You have skills, they hired you for those skills; they no longer need your skills, so you are let go with benefits (because we fought for those). What policies are you actually proposing? Because I really don't know where you're going with this. Ban firing? Forced hiring?