Re:I work in Big Tech. A name you would know and have probab...
by piva00 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:59AM
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I would say that there are nuggets of truth behind the rhetorics, but this kind of take is fundamentally flawed:
> They are fundamentally weak, often with no social support outside of work.
> They're the people with no children, no spouse. Only a dog or cat for emotional support.
I work for a moderately Big Tech (a name you definitely would know and have probably used before) and the people suffering are not only the ones with no children, no spouse. Or queers, non-binaries, and so on (as the thread implies).
Several of my colleagues have families, they have kids and spouses and pets. And several are suffering for the past couple of years.
It's easy to look at people performing, being professional and believe they are hanging together pretty well. Lots are simply playing the façade of being professionals, when I talk privately I uncover that the anxiety and depression is felt across the board.
Singling out a specific group as "fundamentally weak" is, to me, trolling. It's meant to inflame instead of starting a healthy discussion...
I believe this type of thread could start some discussion but the presentation done the way it has seems to be targeted to start some kind of flaming. Unsure why, there is some valid stuff in there that even I, as a pretty leftist individual, would agree deserves some discussion. I just don't believe that being reactionary will bring meaningful and healthy change.
> They are fundamentally weak, often with no social support outside of work.
> They're the people with no children, no spouse. Only a dog or cat for emotional support.
I work for a moderately Big Tech (a name you definitely would know and have probably used before) and the people suffering are not only the ones with no children, no spouse. Or queers, non-binaries, and so on (as the thread implies).
Several of my colleagues have families, they have kids and spouses and pets. And several are suffering for the past couple of years.
It's easy to look at people performing, being professional and believe they are hanging together pretty well. Lots are simply playing the façade of being professionals, when I talk privately I uncover that the anxiety and depression is felt across the board.
Singling out a specific group as "fundamentally weak" is, to me, trolling. It's meant to inflame instead of starting a healthy discussion...
I believe this type of thread could start some discussion but the presentation done the way it has seems to be targeted to start some kind of flaming. Unsure why, there is some valid stuff in there that even I, as a pretty leftist individual, would agree deserves some discussion. I just don't believe that being reactionary will bring meaningful and healthy change.