Why I left Google

Post by blindriver » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 3:00 AM UTC

Post by gessha » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 4:48 AM UTC

tomlockwood wrote: post #62

zeroq wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I worked at Big Bank we had this junior kid, who finished both law school and made a CS degree. One of the smartest guys with whom I worked. Me and other lead made a huge effort to put him on a fast track and promote him to a senior role to match salary to his contributions. Shortly after he decided to leave because, as he put it, he wasn't comfortable working for this evil company and decided to move to a NGO.…

I still don't make as much as I did in advertising - a decade ago - and I live perfectly comfortably, on my own, in a two bedroom apartment, in one of the most liveable cities in the world (Melbourne) and I work for a not for profit. I don't eat as much caviar as I used to, I guess. I think there are plenty of people in the world who look upwards and consider themselves poor when they're on six figures. Maybe this ki…

Post by voiceblue » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:40 AM UTC

blindriver wrote: post #61

Why does it seem so uncommon to not look for personal fulfillment through one's employment? What I work on is so boring, but I'm grateful for a paycheck of which I'm objectively well-paid. I put in an honest 8 hours of work per day, I get free food and workout one hour every day. Overall I'm pretty happy, even though my work is neither fulfilling or will make me rich. I have no desire to think I'm above getting a pay…

Post by r0ckarong » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 8:43 AM UTC

andrewstuart wrote: post #27

AI is not evil. AI just is. We all need to adapt to its good and bad and middling impacts.

Post by sva_ » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 8:58 AM UTC

tomlockwood wrote: post #33

sva_ wrote: post #19

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If I can just repeat this back to you: A guy went to a performance he hadn't read anything about, run by a self-described clown, and your takeaway is that it was a "performative self-help group"? A clown.