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This seems to be a feature that execs wanted, and people find creepy, and no one has the gumption to push back on the exec request.
by danielcampos93 2y ago
This seems to be a feature that execs wanted, and people find creepy, and no one has the gumption to push back on the exec request.
- dylan604 2y agoHow can you have the number of employees they do and not have a single non-sychophant employee?
- riscy 2y agoThe layer of management reporting to leadership are yes-men.
- fingerlocks 2y agoCompany-wide internal push to shoehorn AI into every product and service. All recognition and rewards are given to the sychophants, no matter how ludicrous their proposals. Even Principal and Senior developers are dragged into meetings with senior leadership to provide suggestions on how AI can be used in their microcosm. Whether it should be used is completely out of the question. It’s a complete circus right now. Plenty of us just ignoring it and opting-out but it might reflect on our bonuses.
- therein 2y agoYeah, it is weird. About a year ago my mom had said "you worked at these powerful international companies, I'd expect you to have confidence in the people working in their ranks to protect the things that you deem valuable", my response was "unfortunately that's exactly the reason why I have no hope that anyone will stand up".
- pluc 2y agoBecause you get fired when bringing dissenting opinions
- dylan604 2y agoOther than it potentially being abrupt and not on your terms, it's probably for the best
- salt-thrower 2y agoNon-sycophant employees are shut down and ignored once the whole corporate culture has bought in to the hype du jour. If you are the sole dissenter, it can even make you look like a “bad” employee for not recognizing the “opportunity” that the new hyped thing will supposedly bring.
- dylan604 2y agoAKA time to leave
- code_biologist 2y agoIn this job market? Employee leverage is at a low ebb right now.
- dylan604 2y agoYeah, cause MS has gotten this way "right now".
- FMecha 2y agoWhy don't tech unions (if there's any) strike against these types of features, then?
- salt-thrower 2y agoAre you aware of any software developer unions? I’ve never encountered any in my 9 year career so far
- al_borland 2y agoAs someone who has tried to push back against what execs ask for many times, if they want it bad enough, it doesn't matter. They will push forward no matter what the objections are. And if the person objecting won't give in, they'll find someone else to do it.