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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by paxys on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:33PM (#34514444)
And I bet you think your $50K/$100K/$150K or whatever else salary is perfectly justified and you are adding great value to the world. Why is that? Or will you admit that you are privileged as well?
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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by hsn915 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @01:11AM (#34514982)
I have admitted multiple times on HN and elsewhere that I don't think anything I've done in my career has been particularly valueable or useful to society.

I totally own it. I not only don't complain about being "laid off". I often quit jobs myself and spend some "gap" time doing nothing before I find the next job.

Currently I'm not working for anyone because I'm sick of all tech jobs.

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by paxys on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:09AM (#34515693)
Okay then I guess everyone on the planet with a steady job is privileged. What about the business/corporate class? Do you think they have more or less privilege than their workers?
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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by PenguinCoder on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @07:31AM (#34517471)
> Often quit jobs myself and spend some "gap" time doing nothing

That is a privilege that not many people can afford, especially lower income workers. You're speaking from an enviable position of privilege while complaining about others having privilege. Perspective.

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by hsn915 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @08:58AM (#34518275)
What makes you think I'm "whining" about anything?
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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by PenguinCoder on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @10:15AM (#34519198)
Typically when you use "quotes" it means you're using the same exact words that someone stated. I didn't say you were "whining", I said you were complaining. And you were.
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