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I just had some otherwise nice-sounding recruiter pings from Palantir-adjacent companies. I couldn’t do it. I found another role that’s everything I wanted and
by kstrauser 1y ago
I just had some otherwise nice-sounding recruiter pings from Palantir-adjacent companies. I couldn’t do it. I found another role that’s everything I wanted and I can look at myself in the mirror.
- layer8 1y agoOn the other hand, you could aim for becoming a mole or whistleblower.
- kstrauser 1y agoThat’s a thing, to be sure, but there’s also the very strong possibility of becoming institutionalized and rationalizing the stuff you’re working on in the mean time.
- monkeyelite 1y agoYou mean you are worried about personally causing harm in that job? Or you are worried about saving face?
- kstrauser 1y agoThe former. I don’t want to work on things that make the world worse in ways I care about.
- monkeyelite 1y agoSo how did you make that determination of harm? Are you making the world worse being an accountant at palantir? What if the role was making systems safer and more secure?
- kstrauser 1y agoYou may safely assume that I had enough information available to me that I was able to make an educated decision.