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Re:I will never work in big tech again by tra3 on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:16PM (#30062483)
Is this "the grass is greener..."?

Small(er) companies have politics, they espouse family values ("we are a family, lets rally!"), but it's only a one way street. It's still very much a business relationship, just without the big tech pay.

I think you'll find that small tech has issues. Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives?

I'm aiming to get into big tech because I need to work, so if I'm working 8 hours a day (or so) then I might as well maximize my earnings.

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Re:I will never work in big tech again by backoncemore on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:20PM (#30062550)
> Is there no way to treat working for big tech as a business transaction and compartmentalize the negatives?

Maybe you can, but I can't. It's so exhausting when it's an everyday thing. Constantly in Slack. Constantly in emails. Constantly expected to believe the exact same thing and if you don't you're a racist bigot that doesn't deserve life itself.

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Re:I will never work in big tech again by tra3 on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:33PM (#30062728)
You gotta do what's right for you.

Have you tried moving to a different team/org?

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