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Re:The moral case against equity language by josephg on Friday March 03, 2023 @04:15AM (#35007440)
There’s a cute story I read the other day about an “Offensiveness consultant” who teaches companies how to be just offensive enough on Twitter to make sure woke people don’t want to work at your company. The story is written for comedy - but the more I think about it, the more I wonder might be something people actively do, for all the reasons you’re talking about.

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/even-more-bay-area-hou...

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Re:The moral case against equity language by LooseMarmoset on Friday March 03, 2023 @08:40AM (#35009460)
That story is really great - I can honestly imagine a Silicon Valley startup party going exactly like the story describes.
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Re:The moral case against equity language by fidgewidge on Friday March 03, 2023 @08:48AM (#35009571)
You don't even have to be offensive. Just give an all hands where the leadership publicly commits to merit-based promotion/hiring, tell people the org is now "mission focussed", stick a few rugs around the place that say "Meritocracy" on them and then get rid of anyone who complains. No offense will be taken by anyone who you don't want to be offended.
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