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I don't doubt that a lot will, but it's also easy to sign a letter.

by justrealist 3y ago

perihelions 3y ago
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- corobo 3y ago
  At the point where the majority of employees have signed it I imagine it's much easier. Might even get a bit weird if you're one of a few holdouts e: for what it's worth I thought it was a reasonable discussion point, not sure why you got downvoted on that one :(
  - perihelions 3y ago
    It was a risky gambit for the first half of the signers. Was it not?
    - macksd 3y ago
      I have no idea what the process was for gathering the signatures, but one way to solve this problem is a mutual confidentiality pact that goes away with enough momentum. Ask people if they're willing to sign, but if you can't get 50% of the people to sign the document and all the signatures go away. Similar things are done when doing anonymous 360 surveys in the workplace. If not enough people in a certain pool respond, the feedback doesn't get shared.
    - corobo 3y ago
      Oh aye for sure - All unions are risky to start with, that's why you gotta keep them quiet until you have overwhelming support
- mepiethree 3y ago
  Is it really burning a bridge though if >90% of your coworkers (and even bosses) agree?
  - fbdab103 3y ago
    Lot harder for the first N employees at the front of the line.
    - sarchertech 3y ago
      Unless they promised to withhold the letter until 50% signed. Also I have enough savings and my skills are in demand enough that I wouldn’t consider signing such a letter much of a risk. The researchers at openAI are likely a good deal more in demand than I am.
      - fbdab103 3y ago
        While the financial future is significantly less certain than it was a week ago, many of those employees have RSU-equivalents potentially worth FU money. Even if you are going to land on your feet, it is still making a statement to walk away from that payday.
        sarchertech 3y ago
        If you believe that your profit share is going to be worth much much more with the current board gone, then threatening to walk away to force them to resign isn’t really walking away from much.
- saagarjha 3y ago
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I don't doubt that a lot will, but it's also easy to sign a letter.

perihelions 3y ago

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corobo 3y ago
At the point where the majority of employees have signed it I imagine it's much easier. Might even get a bit weird if you're one of a few holdouts e: for what it's worth I thought it was a reasonable discussion point, not sure why you got downvoted on that one :(
- perihelions 3y ago
  It was a risky gambit for the first half of the signers. Was it not?
  - macksd 3y ago
    I have no idea what the process was for gathering the signatures, but one way to solve this problem is a mutual confidentiality pact that goes away with enough momentum. Ask people if they're willing to sign, but if you can't get 50% of the people to sign the document and all the signatures go away. Similar things are done when doing anonymous 360 surveys in the workplace. If not enough people in a certain pool respond, the feedback doesn't get shared.
  - corobo 3y ago
    Oh aye for sure - All unions are risky to start with, that's why you gotta keep them quiet until you have overwhelming support
mepiethree 3y ago
Is it really burning a bridge though if >90% of your coworkers (and even bosses) agree?
- fbdab103 3y ago
  Lot harder for the first N employees at the front of the line.
  - sarchertech 3y ago
    Unless they promised to withhold the letter until 50% signed. Also I have enough savings and my skills are in demand enough that I wouldn’t consider signing such a letter much of a risk. The researchers at openAI are likely a good deal more in demand than I am.
    - fbdab103 3y ago
      While the financial future is significantly less certain than it was a week ago, many of those employees have RSU-equivalents potentially worth FU money. Even if you are going to land on your feet, it is still making a statement to walk away from that payday.
      - sarchertech 3y ago
        If you believe that your profit share is going to be worth much much more with the current board gone, then threatening to walk away to force them to resign isn’t really walking away from much.
saagarjha 3y ago
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