Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes viral [video]

Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by ChumpGPT on Friday January 12, 2024 @12:11AM (#38964124)

I'm an old guy, advice for young people.

Companies do not give a fuck about you. Companies do not appreciate any sacrifice you make for them, so make none. Never do more but just what they pay you for. You owe them 40 hours and they only owe you a paycheck. You're employment is temporary. HR is there to protect the company from you. Save your money, Network and have a plan b.

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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by passwert on Friday January 12, 2024 @01:52AM (#38964855)

This is quite bad advice, coming from an old guy.

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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by koonsolo on Friday January 12, 2024 @04:10AM (#38965793)

Another old guy here. At it's core you are right, but it's also a very negative way to view the situation. Here is how I view it:

You are selling your service to the company, so it's a win-win on both ends. You deliver a service and get paid for it. If you can't deliver, or they don't need your service, or can't pay for it, there is no win-win anymore.

I'm a freelancer, but even when I was employed I looked at it like this. It's the best way to neither live in fantasy land where "your" company is your family, nor have a negative view on companies.

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