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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by luckydude on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:24PM (#13682824)
Why is this getting down voted? Am I missing something in bootload's post? Seems pretty reasonable to me. Don't get me wrong, I like to drink, but drinking and programming don't mix well for me at least. I need my brain cells working, not partying, when I'm trying to write code. Maybe that's my age showing.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by metafunctor on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:36PM (#13682898)
Probably because it's conflating drinking and misogyny.

Drinking and programming surely don't mix well. However, a culture that involves, or even promotes, drinking and partying doesn't have to be misogynistic. I've worked in companies that held parties several times per week, with plenty of booze, and they were nothing like what was depicted in TFA.

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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by bootload on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:51PM (#13683011)
"it's conflating drinking and misogyny."

Good point @metafunctor, didn't even think of that.

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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by rodgerd on Monday February 20, 2017 @03:46AM (#13685569)
Because it's telling people something that might be true and makes them uncomfortable.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by bootload on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:28PM (#13682843)
"Why is this getting down voted? Am I missing something in boatload's post?"

@luckeydude, it's a sort of reaction test for brogrammers who work in toxic environments. I can't think of any job (not after hours) where alcohol improves your performance and output.

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