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Re:My Experience at Apple by tdeck on Saturday January 02, 2021 @01:09AM (#25610815)
So they're making it hard to leave, creating a distinctive in-group and air of mystery, and clamping down on information to maintain strict control of the narrative.

I can't help but notice that some of these are the same reasons why cults are often so secretive.

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Re:My Experience at Apple by AgentOrange1234 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:04PM (#25617466)
Sure. I think there are some pretty deep parallels.

The company had been really successful. That makes it easy to trust the leadership and believe they know best.

If you’re changing the world and doing the best work of your life, maybe that’s worth making sacrifices for (overtime or whatever).

On the bright side, I’m not sure there’s any equivalent of the malevolent, sexually abusive stuff we see in cults. Hard to complain about being a well-paid engineer with good benefits, etc.

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