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In my experience, HR is the worst part of any company, specifically in terms of understanding humans. If you’re even slightly outside their notion of “normal” you’re fucked. These are the same people who jealousy guard their power while mai
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I left my last gig as a datacenter tech when my employer made it abundantly clear that any of us dying of covid were “acceptable losses”. At the outset they immediately moved to make sure we were classified as “essential” and then attempted
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Of course 64% of us believe that. It's blatantly obvious. A coup was attempted. The perpetrators walk free and are obviously planning a repeat performance. The weak response from the US federal government shows just how deep the corrup
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In my experience, big tech leaders are cowards and hide behind “data” to justify whatever actions they’re looking to take. I’ve watched as teams of “tech leaders” wait and massage “the data” until the data fits the narrative they’re trying
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You've missed the 2nd definition of shill: shill verb: 2 : to act as a spokesperson or promoter "the eminent Shakespearean producer … is now shilling for a brokerage house" — Andy Rooney shill noun: 1b : one who makes a sales
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It seems to me the real question becomes can you trust governments? Increasingly the answer seems to be “no, not at all” Treating the public like the enemy is a good way to destroy trust in all its forms.
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I wondered about this early in my career, and brought it up at a meeting of teammates. Now certainly our little discussion isn’t enough data to be proper proof, but we decided upon the following: The phrase “do the needful” is never utter w