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Ah you beat me to it. Layoffs like this mitigate the drama for sure, but also mitigates legal liability, which just goes to show you; you're a fool to remain lo

• jen729w 3y ago
  > Try to work two or more remote jobs What, routinely? No.
  • el-dude-arino 3y ago
    It's not as hard as you think, especially if you do contract work on the side while you have a full time job.
    • jen729w 3y ago
      So now you have three jobs? You work too much.
    • mock-possum 3y ago
      How much money do you need?
      • el-dude-arino 3y ago
        Enough to tell my boss to get f*cked
• runnr_az 3y ago
  You’re likely mistaken about the value they’re contributing. Corporate America can be a heartless place, for sure, but you’d be surprised how hard it is to straight up fire underperforming white collar workers.
  • Loughla 3y ago
    The difficulty in firing is directly related to how risk averse (lawsuit averse) HR is.
  • mynameisnoone 3y ago
    There is no heart or soul, rhyme or reason in it. It's all about who's friends with who, and each particular cult of marketing of apparent utility.
• id00 3y ago
  > Never take a stand on anything "If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?" (c)
  • HeWhoLurksLate 3y ago
    agree, I'd rather be a professional with a shorter lifespan than a henchman/goon that can survive anything
• refulgentis 3y ago
  This is a little too jaded, but in all seriousness younger me, everything except the 2+ remote jobs is true. Always ask yourself _does my manager want this, or do I think my manager will want this when I'm done with it?_. Also, you never take a stand on anything in the sense that _you never want to be the only person in the room advocating for something longer than a couple sentences_. Adults are just as nasty as middle schoolers, but to your face, they won't say a thing. They are old enough to have learned its easy and feels good to shit on other people, and it is hard and feels bad to have a Discussion(tm).
• eutropia 3y ago
  Nah. Hold yourself and those around you to high standards and you’ll develop a keen sense for when people aren’t doing the same. That helps you avoid the shitty companies and bosses that make these coping mechanisms seem necessary.
• michaelcampbell 3y ago
  The "48 laws of power" gets a lot of (perhaps well deserved) shade, but there are some insights there, if your post is any indication.
  • nunez 3y ago
    Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri did a really interesting deep dive into this book and its author in their podcast "If Books Could Kill". Recommended listening. TL;DR: It is theorized that the author (Robert Greene) studied classics and wanted to write a book about influential leaders throughout history, but the only way to get such a book green-lit by a publisher was to wrap the history around a "self-help for men" context, which naturally gravitates towards building empires and making more money. This is why, like many self-help books, the advice is dubious, but unlike almost all self-help books, the historical anecdotes are extremely correct.
• aardvark179 3y ago
  This feels like a self fulfilling thing. You get laid off, so you start following these rules and you are even more likely to get laid off. I can honestly say I not only don’t follow these rules, I think I follow almost their direct opposite, and despite many around me being laid off I never have been even when voluntary redundancy was being offered and applying for it, I have more than enough money to walk away from a job if I want to. If you find every workplace so hateful that you must follow these rules have you considered that the problem might actually be you?
  • el-dude-arino 3y ago
    I'm glad you've found fulfilling places to work, but I think you might have a bit of survivorship-bias.
    • throwaway743 3y ago
      Yeah, your comment above really hit home for me. Had the exact experience and younger me could've used that advice. Things are good now, but yeah