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Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by eropple on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:06PM (#31344357)
> If OP's description is what constitutes a "toxic workplace" then any service job/Amazon warehouse/construction job is also toxic.

> I think it's damaging to dilute terms like "toxic" by using them to describe a situation that is generally stressful and widely experienced.

This characterization is inches away from an epiphany.

Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by question_away on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:26PM (#31344607)
I think every nihilist has the "epiphany" you're implying.

My point is that any service job/Amazon warehouse/construction job is generally stressful, has unproductive meetings, and callous bosses but this is not my bar for "toxic". I'd raise that a bit higher to apply to Activision, Goldman, etc. where there's a level of malice.

Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by eropple on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:48PM (#31344849)
What you are suggesting is "nihilism" would, by people who have not decided to norm bad things, perhaps look a lot more like communalism.