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Fired? This is instant, free and effective publicity for a faceless mega corp. They’ll take it.
Amazon leadership has zero sense of humor. I say this as someone who works with them professionally frequently. It's amazing the level of fear they instill throughout the whole organization
Manager One: The posting is littered with references to "my butt." This is unacceptable.
Manager Two: But isn't that's what the position is for?
Manager One: Um, NO... this position for development in cloud. The posting keeps referring to "my butt"
Manager Two: Naturally.
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I just can't get over the idea that someone who (ostensibly) works as a professional writer or editor would have that plugin installed. Although the irony is not lost on me - a millennial, wanting to make fun of overwrought millennial tropes, ends up committing one.
> works as a professional writer or editor would have that plugin installed. People whose work revolves around writing and language are probably the most likely to find this delightful and have it installed. Most just remember to disable it before working.
Nearly choked on my coffee...
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Personal machine, sure. I get it. Media people can read news for entertainment purposes. This wasn't a personal machine though, this machine is used to check facts for the New York Times. Lots of people will believe something the NYT publishes with no further investigation, this is a important job. If I was doing that, I'd do my best to keep an open mind, and definitely not install a plugin that reminds me of my bias…
(I think in this case it was Wired, not NYT) Personally I blame Google for the proliferation of a lot of this stuff. It syncs extensions across browsers and automatically signs you in on Chrome when you log onto Gmail. Or did, anyway, it’s been a while since I used it. Either way, infuriating default behaviour.
This is still the case, at least as of a few months ago. It is possible to disable the "feature", thankfully, but the option for it is hidden away and not easy to find.
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Amazon leadership has zero sense of humor. I say this as someone who works with them professionally frequently. It's amazing the level of fear they instill throughout the whole organization
The most terrifying email to get was "Jeff has visibility into this"
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(I think in this case it was Wired, not NYT) Personally I blame Google for the proliferation of a lot of this stuff. It syncs extensions across browsers and automatically signs you in on Chrome when you log onto Gmail. Or did, anyway, it’s been a while since I used it. Either way, infuriating default behaviour.
> automatically signs you in on Chrome when you log onto Gmail. Or did, anyway, it’s been a while since I used it. This is still the case, at least as of a few months ago. It is possible to disable the "feature", thankfully, but the option for it is hidden away and not easy to find.