Does this Twitter thread about wokeness and devolvement in SWE culture apply to your job?

Edward Jones / Eng
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Jan 14 14 Comments

https://twitter.com/HazardHarringto/status/1481797871389351936

Just a few snippets:
"Obviously insanely radically leftwing. BLM/LGBTQ. Trans flags hanging in office. Pronouns stated before meetings. Special affiliation groups for everyone but white men. All what you'd expect."

"And so the entire company has devolved. We're running on the code written in years past. No major new product initiatives are being launched. Workers complain that they're understaffed and demoralized. People take constant sick days, or don't show up at all without record."

Basically some guy that works at a company with "...A name you would know and have probably used before" is talking about the devolvement of the SWE work culture with, politicization, remote work, and entitlement. Thoughts?

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TOP 14 Comments
  • Stripe / Eng
    fRAkHEkAjQ

    Go to company page Stripe Eng

    fRAkHEkAjQ
    How’s remote work tied in with the woke pronouns culture? Seems completely orthogonal.
    Jan 14 1
    • First Financial Bank
      mounteba

      First Financial Bank

      mounteba
      If I had to guess, people feel much more confident doing stuff like that when not face-to-face.
      Jan 14
  • Apple
    nonamevaa

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    nonamevaa
    Yeah no affiliation groups for Indian men as well .. cry much?
    Go get this posted on zero hedge or trump.lost.
    Jan 14 0
  • Amazon
    wDkg63

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    wDkg63
    There is some truth in there as is with any lie. Yes, there is some "woke" culture and yes companies do over empathize on LGBTQ, minority rights but generally they are not in your face. You can choose to ignore all that as an IC, do your work & GTFO. The bare minimum expected is that you respect everyone. If someone wants you call them with a pronoun, why do you care? It's like someone changing their name.

    And yes, I have seen some lower bar minorities being hired and promoted for DEI brownie points but I have also seen plenty of stupid men being hired/promoted for ass licking. These things will happen at any big company, but no way they can "takeover" the company culture. If they do, the business dies. Have you seen any of these stocks go down? If you don't believe in stock prices, have you seen revenue/profits go down? The fact is, the world is weird and selfish - make your money quick and hangout with people you feel comfortable - work to live and not otherwise. Don't let emotions get on your nerves.

    Remote work comments are all bullshit. People now work irregularly but they still work. If anything, performance tracking is even more methodical now as you don't get bonus points for coming to office or staying late. You can get shit done in 2 or 8 hours - no one will know as long as you get it done. Remote work is the biggest blessing there is. You no longer have to say hi to your leftist colleagues, see their face or have lunch time ideological discussions. People are frustrated because of lockdowns & the coworker being your only friend mentality. Have a life outside of work and you will be fine
    Jan 14 1
  • Apple
    code jello

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    code jello
    My company is like this and worth 3T

    That's 30x more than a typical far right company

    Basically being an asshole is no longer a good business model, but it was 60 years ago
    Jan 14 0
  • Meta
    NewYear22

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    NewYear22
    Why does this keep getting reposted
    Jan 14 3