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Fired for voicing an opinion? Sounds like a company worth leaving.
by rebelshrug 12y ago
Fired for voicing an opinion? Sounds like a company worth leaving.
- pmoriarty 12y agoNot just an opinion, but a sharp-tongued poke at a sacred cow. I would be singled out as negative, not a team player, a troublemaker. I'm welcome to have an opinion, as long as I don't make waves. Keep your head down and do your job is the motto. The "leaders" set the tune and you march. If they tell you to jump to Agile, all you're welcome to ask is "how high?"
- enraged_camel 12y ago>>Not just an opinion, but a sharp-tongued poke at a scared cow. Well, yes, poking a scared cow would not be nice. I think you meant sacred? :)
- Gigablah 12y agoIf it wasn't scared before, it is now.
- calibraxis 12y agoMost corporations will fire you for voicing certain (non-oppressive) opinions, since ideology is important. You see it in schools too, not to mention cults. You're allowed to get to the next rung by not seeing it, already having the right attitudes, or faking it. (Consider some meanings of "cultural fit".)
- rebelshrug 12y ago>> Consider some meanings of "cultural fit" Good point, and I can see how showing a video like this to your coworkers could be construed as a subversive act - particularly if the company has invested significant resources towards their agile implementation.
- tome 12y agoDid you read this story about "Disciplined Minds" by any chance? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8796779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8796779
- prostoalex 12y agoIn a lot of companies it's similar to voicing an opinion about an alternative religion in an area dominated by one "true" religion. Not to mention the fact that various job titles (scrum master?) are tied to the existence of such process within the company and are not useful outside of the context.