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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by cmorgan31 on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:57PM (#27000608)
You would think a company that's been in business for two decades would have a rather robust ethics guide to working with corporate and enterprise customers. It seems to be part and parcel for almost all large SaaS companies. How in the world did they let their culture get bad enough for political rants?
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by dragonwriter on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:04PM (#27000687)
> You would think a company that's been in business for two decades would have a rather robust ethics guide to working with corporate and enterprise customers

No, I’d more expect a tech firm that arose in that era which gave us the “tech bro” image and in which reacting against stuffy, corporate, professional corporate structure and culture was all the rage to be among the least likely of firms to have that.

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by StandardFuture on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:07PM (#27000715)
What job can you go on on political rants at? If you can get away with that then this means

1. You have a controlling share in the company and don't give af (b/c you might lose customers and employees)

2. Everyone else (at the company) already completely or mostly agrees with your rants

3. You are so damn good at what you do that people have to put up with you

Let's be honest, the most common reason people do get away with personal political rants at companies is because they get lucky and are in Scenario 2.

This is another reason why everything is becoming more polarized. Companies are beginning to "lean" much more one direction or another. There is no reason to think that this will change anytime soon.

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by jack9 on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:17PM (#27000803)
#3 AKA The most toxic person at the workplace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljLlpOAGRsQ

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by kingsuper20 on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:49PM (#27002516)
>3. You are so damn good at what you do that people have to put up with you

I've seen that one before. It usually seems to involve throwing chairs.

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by EvilEy3 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:11AM (#27004370)
Good stuff.