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Re:Work-from-home boom leads to more surveillance by GaryNumanVevo on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:43AM (#23168022)
Had the same experience in the midwest early in my career. Underpaid, overworked, our boss expected us to work weekends without any extra pay because we "all needed to pitch in". Corporate culture in the midwest is horrifically outdated.
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Re:Work-from-home boom leads to more surveillance by pthomas551 on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:36PM (#23170128)
Yep, an obsession with (the appearance of) "hard work" and "frugality" combined with hardcore nepotism is the Midwestern way.
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Re:Work-from-home boom leads to more surveillance by GaryNumanVevo on Friday May 15, 2020 @10:47AM (#23192785)
oh boy, nepotism is rampant. It might as well be a written rule, if your father works as a director, you can expect his kid gets to run a department for 6 figures a year
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Re:Work-from-home boom leads to more surveillance by Kalium on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:56PM (#23168928)
Honestly, I think this is less about the Midwest and more about purposely siting a company in a town with relatively low labor costs and few other options.

At the time, there were few other choices for technology work in Kansas City.

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