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Re: Toxic culture is driving the great resignation

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Post by magicroot75 » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 11:35 AM UTC

bArray wrote: post #197

> We also analyzed the free text of more than 1.4 million Glassdoor reviews, using the Natural Employee Language Understanding platform developed by CultureX, a company two of us (Donald and Charles) cofounded. People go to a complaints website to complain, don't be surprised if you find complaints. The fact that large numbers of people are moving jobs means that large numbers of people suddenly feel empowered to com…

The authors state that there will be a soon forthcoming article going into specifics of what makes a toxic culture.

Re: Toxic culture is driving the great resignation

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Post by magicroot75 » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 11:42 AM UTC

noasaservice wrote: post #191

altabrams wrote: post #182

I agree a toxic culture is probably driving the great resignation. I don't believe it is lack of money. I do believe and have experienced toxic work relationships and environments. I've had a career as a software engineer -15+ years-, and then shifted to security. Developers reflect their environment and are largely toxic individuals or the object of toxic teams. There is a love/hate relationship with Execs and Tech…

> I don't believe it is lack of money. We are definitely in a IT bubble. It is DEFINITELY about the money. We have dunkin donuts and plenty other places saying you can make "Up to $20/hr - including tips (but in 1/4 the font size)". Or person is paid $20/hr for the work of 2 humans, and the management says to do these roles too without extra compensation. Or you negotiate for 40h/week average, and management expects…

Absolutely. Finding a place with a good culture is hard. And even if you do, it's not uncommon for companies with a great culture to struggle financially and then employee a "shake-up" that destroys that culture overnight.

Re: Toxic culture is driving the great resignation

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Post by vecinu » Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 9:05 AM UTC

freedom2099 wrote: post #356

vecinu wrote: post #340

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Yeah the cognitive dissonance is fascinating in people all over the world. I hear the same responses from people here in California. "Why don't you stop renting? Just buy a house like I did 15 years ago, taxes are so low!" Right... your taxes are artificially low thanks to Prop 13. "Why do we need high density housing? Just look further away from the city for cheaper housing, I'm going to stay put".

I literally sold my old apartment last year for almost the same price I got it for… so no profit. And my current home was bought this year… therefore considering the current housing market.

In SF/LA or SD? How is that possible? The entire market has moved significantly up in the last few years.

Don't forget to subtract sales commission and expenses.

Re: Toxic culture is driving the great resignation

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Post by freedom2099 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:34 PM UTC

vecinu wrote: post #383

freedom2099 wrote: post #356

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I literally sold my old apartment last year for almost the same price I got it for… so no profit. And my current home was bought this year… therefore considering the current housing market.

In SF/LA or SD? How is that possible? The entire market has moved significantly up in the last few years. Don't forget to subtract sales commission and expenses.

In southern France… the French Riviera! I am not from the US!

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Post by freedom2099 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:38 PM UTC

cableshaft wrote: post #369

freedom2099 wrote: post #58

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I just did (although not my first, that one I bought 10 years ago)… sold may old apartment (still in the French Riviera) and with my wife we bought a very nice house 100m from the sea! Mortgage interest rates are great at the moment… 0.9% ain’t bad!

Roughly how much did you spend on the home, if you don't mind me asking? I'm curious how expensive that area is. Most homes that are near the sea are pretty damn expensive in the US. Or if not, have significant flooding, hurricane, and/or will probably be underwater thanks to climate change in 10-15 years.

Here homes are all built using either brick ore reinforced (like my home) and the climate is mild. Over the years there are hardly any damage… mine might only need to fix a bit of paint on a couple of corners… but 10 years old and no maintenance required so far (for the previous owner was a second home he barely used)