Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m...
by vmception on Saturday June 05, 2021 @03:51AM
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> However, several current and former employees told TechCrunch that they believe Medium’s mass exodus is tied more to Williams’ manifesto, dubbed “the culture memo,”
A perspective.
You chose one of several from the article.
These are related controversies. The opposite of unrelated.
Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m...
by wolverine876 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @04:35AM
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>> However, several current and former employees told TechCrunch that they believe Medium’s mass exodus is tied more to Williams’ manifesto, dubbed “the culture memo,”
I don't understand what that quote represents to you. Do you think the word "culture" necessarily refers to the 'culture war' kind? The word describes many other things, and corporate culture is a long-standing, well-known management concern.
> A perspective.
> You chose one of several from the article.
The effect on union activity seems to me to be by far the predominant reason presented.
Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m...
by vmception on Saturday June 05, 2021 @04:50AM
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I don’t have an opinion on the word culture, the word they chose
I find it congruent that some former/current employees find that memo to be the catalyst, as their perspective matches other catalysts in other companies
> these are unfalsifiable standards that self-proclaimed far left extremists have created to invalidate everyone's thoughts but their own
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