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re: Tech Worker Confessions: Many admit they did little to nothing for years (WSJ)
Posted on 4/7/23 at 8:59 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 4/7/23 at 8:59 pm to fightin tigers
So a bunch of these guys?
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Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:02 pm to bad93ex
I've worked in tech, but not in Silicon valley. That kind of stuff would never fly at any of the companies that I have worked. But then, I wouldn't consider a recruiter as a tech worker.
I have seen companies hire up for a big project or push, then lay off a lot of people after it launches, but they were working.
I have seen companies hire up for a big project or push, then lay off a lot of people after it launches, but they were working.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:12 pm to TigerIron
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They didn't hire Ms. Machado to hoard her talent as a recruiter, they paid her to do nothing for another reason. I
Correct,That part is mostly spin, they were hiring people like her Ms. Machado to meet quotas for minority hiring or to meet those esg scores.
They (media reporting this) a making it look like something else like hoarding tslent instead of stating the hard cold fact that would hurt feelings or put the whole equality-equity bullshite in a negative light.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:28 pm to dewster
But, but, but Elon was going to destroy Twitter by cutting the dead weight.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:36 pm to dewster
I work for a large cap tech company. I’ve seen people make a half million doing nothing other than latching onto good teams that hit big numbers. My first year with my employer was a joke. I was paid handsomely to observe and learn. I waited for the grim reaper that never came.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:38 pm to dewster
yeah this is totally shocking behavior when you pump companies full of PPP and other money. 
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:39 pm to dewster
Even Zion is impressed damn
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:46 pm to Prisms
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Yeah, check out the subreddit r/overemployed. Quite a few people making a quarter a million to over a million annually, employed at several tech jobs simultaneously while they do an hour or two of "work" per day, while spending most days on playing videogames.
Have a college acquaintance with one of these. He's fairly high up at a software dev firm. He told me he has a Monday 9 am meeting that lasts about an hour and a monthly meeting that lasts about 2 hours. Occasionally has to sit in on an interview. That's the extent of his work. Made over $500k with bonus last year. He fully acknowledges he's stealing.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 11:18 pm to BeepNode
Why does this upset conservatives so much? "
Who says it does?
Who says it does?
Posted on 4/7/23 at 11:36 pm to windmill
HR is bloated everywhere
Posted on 4/8/23 at 3:20 am to armsdealer
There is a cultural problem with silicon valley.
This post was edited on 4/8/23 at 3:25 am
Posted on 4/8/23 at 4:33 am to dewster
Colleges and Universities took their employment strategies from the same playbook. WSJ article, "there were 15,750 administrators, 2,288 faculty members, and 16,937 students. Jan 5, 2023"
Posted on 4/8/23 at 7:06 am to dewster
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work full time from the office, which he says is essential to high performance and collaboration.
Hard disagree. I do agree that it is conducive to high performance and collaboration, but it's hardly essential. If you find you can't get performance and collaboration without having people sit face to face in a building, then you need to hire better people.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 7:41 am to dewster
Here we are trying to figure out why young men aren't wanting to kill their bodies by 50 in a trades job making 40k a year. And people still think these guys are free market corporations and not government subsidized propaganda tools.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 7:47 am to BeepNode
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So what? Why does this upset conservatives so much?
Upsets? It is noteworthy, to be sure. The efficiency of our economy is crucial.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 7:55 am to shutterspeed
Indeed never has jobs like these
Posted on 4/8/23 at 8:03 am to frequent flyer
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Twitter is legitimately better than ever, and he did that after dropping so much dead weight.
I’ve noticed significantly less errors and video buffering in recent months.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 8:04 am to BeepNode
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does this upset conservatives so much
I could name a plethora of reasons, but you're too obtuse to listen...
Posted on 4/8/23 at 8:15 am to dewster
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She added that she was paid $190,000 a year and was told she wasn’t expected to hire anyone in her first year,
If I'm paying someone that much, they better be performing from day 1, and performing hard.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 8:26 am to dewster
90-10 rule is probably more like 99-1 rule for tech.
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