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Post by whymauri » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #15

whymauri wrote: post #7

I will 100% never work at this company now, neither would any of my friends (just asked). What a weird way to shoot yourself in the foot talent-wise, lol. It's incredibly bizarre and controlling.

That's debatable. All the vegetarians are now somewhat more likely to work there.

For me it's not about the vegetarian aspect per-se, but the lifestyle controlling aspect. Yes, I know it's on company time and dime - I don't care. There are dozens, or hundreds, of other companies that don't feel compelled to do this. I don't want to get preached to at a full-time job.

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Post by adamnemecek » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

MrLeftHand wrote: post #2

I love how vegans and vegetarians have this 'holier then thou' attitude. Not like we don't need still a lot of land to grow our crops, but whatever. What will be his next move? Bans using electricity? Orders every employee to live in a cave? I hope he will write the holy book of Wework with 10, 20, maybe a 100 commandments. I am excited to see the exodus from Wework. Maybe that can be a chapter in that holy book.

Livestock is a bigger contributor to global warming than cars.

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Post by chadmeister » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

It's probably not such a coincidence that meat is also the costliest for them to provide as well.

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Post by mactyler » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

I support this decision, hope their employees handle it in a mature way.

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Post by paulie_a » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #17

paulie_a wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because it is delicious.

Does your preference offset the suffering and impact on the environment?

I will be totally honest and upfront, yes it does. Humans are meat eaters, I am never going to convert away from that diet

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Post by cyberpunk0 » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

tantivy wrote: post #8

MrLeftHand wrote: post #2

I love how vegans and vegetarians have this 'holier then thou' attitude. Not like we don't need still a lot of land to grow our crops, but whatever. What will be his next move? Bans using electricity? Orders every employee to live in a cave? I hope he will write the holy book of Wework with 10, 20, maybe a 100 commandments. I am excited to see the exodus from Wework. Maybe that can be a chapter in that holy book.

Raising livestock means using cropland to grow feed. It's hugely less efficient than growing plants for human consumption using the same resources. If you eat meat, have you ever asked yourself why?

Because the wild meat I eat would decimate your plants and other parts of the ecosystem if they are not quelled each season.

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Post by giancarlostoro » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

_8j50 wrote: post #14

Would they not allow bringing your own meat based food? If allowed,what's the big deal? Edit: Wth is a "cheif culture officer"? Is it like "political officer" of the USSR?

I wonder if it's yet another creative name for head of HR. If so, don't you dare bring meat based food from home.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

MrLeftHand wrote: post #2

I love how vegans and vegetarians have this 'holier then thou' attitude. Not like we don't need still a lot of land to grow our crops, but whatever. What will be his next move? Bans using electricity? Orders every employee to live in a cave? I hope he will write the holy book of Wework with 10, 20, maybe a 100 commandments. I am excited to see the exodus from Wework. Maybe that can be a chapter in that holy book.

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Post by adamnemecek » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

paulie_a wrote: post #25

adamnemecek wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does your preference offset the suffering and impact on the environment?

I will be totally honest and upfront, yes it does. Humans are meat eaters, I am never going to convert away from that diet

Your ethics are off then.

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Post by dqpb » Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

_8j50 wrote: post #14

Would they not allow bringing your own meat based food? If allowed,what's the big deal? Edit: Wth is a "cheif culture officer"? Is it like "political officer" of the USSR?

"Chief culture officer" does have an ominous ring to it.