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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by azemetre on Saturday July 31, 2021 @02:36PM (#28020569)
The comparison being that several hundred years ago if you wanted to work in a certain city sometimes there would literally be one company that ran everything.

They were aptly named company towns:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town#United_States

They have an interesting, and often sordid, history.

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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by duxup on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:38PM (#28022100)
I know the history. The connection to slack channels seems absurd.
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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by azemetre on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:49PM (#28032395)
It's no different than companies stopping workers from organizing. It's scare tactics plain and simple. Rather than confront people and give real answers they take their ball and go home.

It's a poor look.

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