“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by trentnix on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:06PM (#27000700)

Was a weird trend? They've doubled-down. There are now Chief Diversity Officers.

Yep. Most companies were hiring 'Chief Diversity Officer' types to inoculate themselves from the mob. Instead, the people they hired are leading the mob.

They basically let the vampire in.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by joshribakoff on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:08PM (#27001346)

I have been gone through numerous diversity coaching at numerous big tech companies. Comparing diversity coaches to vampires is absurd and alarmist. All they did was demonstrate some biases in a way where I became more aware of my own biases, and educated us how everyone has biases and they can sometimes be good biases and sometimes be bad biases.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by trentnix on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:18PM (#27001431)

Comparing diversity coaches to vampires is absurd and alarmist.

That was a sentence I thought I'd never see written.

To your point, I'm glad you found that training to be helpful. The times I've been subjected to similar, I found it wasteful, condescending, and presumptive. So perhaps your mileage will vary.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by linuxftw on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:31PM (#27001562)

That's where it starts, 'biases.' Then 'recognizing biases' turns into 'defeating white supremacy' and 'silence is violence' and 'everything is political, so we have to talk about this.'

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by procombo on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:16PM (#27001884)

Reminds me of a training I once attended --probably the most participatory and positive energy session ever. It basically had one point: "Don't be a dick".

"Don't be one to your friends, family, coworkers, or especially to our customers". The word is hard to define, but easy to recognize. And you kinda always know when you're being one.

Everyone has been one, and no one feels singled out or blamed. Doesn't let anybody leave feeling like a victim or a victor. Yet left people feeling powerful to call other people out for being one, without resorting to stronger language. That company had comradery; it's too bad it takes more than that.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by linuxftw on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:50PM (#27002123)

Where I'm from, dick refers to a penis. So saying someone is a 'dick' is sexist and derogatory towards people with penises. Would you be allowed to tell someone not to be another set of genitals in a vulgar manner? Of course not.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by procombo on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:41PM (#27002463)

Words can have different meanings. Dick is a first name where I'm from. Maybe take a break from being difficult and try following the rule.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by fighterpilot on Saturday May 01, 2021 @07:37AM (#27005424)

The evidence suggests this nonsense doesn't work and is even harmful. Check out the literature review on the Heterodox Academy website.

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