Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and poor leadership

Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by paxys on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:45PM (#34513308)

By that logic everyone in the world is privileged compared to those earning 5% less than them, including every person here complaining about a Google employee's privilege. So what does that word mean exactly?

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by sanedigital on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:41PM (#34513700)

With a few exceptions, everyone here on HN is wildly privileged. The .0001% of world-history.

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by postalrat on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:35PM (#34513674)

A wise woman once said: "Now is the envy of all of the dead"

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by nerdponx on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:55PM (#34513382)

Yes

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by galactus on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:42PM (#34513704)

If you go to the other extreme no one but the richest person on earth is priviledged.

Come on, making 300k a year or more is privilege even within the context of US white collar jobs.

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by paxys on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:47PM (#34513750)

Regardless of the number, getting paid for your labor & skills is not "privilege". Employees at Google are getting fleeced by the corporation and its shareholders just like the rest of us are by ours. Remember the big tech poaching scandal from a decade ago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L...)?

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