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Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?
yeah its cult shit
This is accurate. Culture starts with cult.
HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce
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#22> This comes as disappointing news, as we've all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies. Sorry my little Hackeronie. I'm afraid I'll be firing you now.
Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?
Fun for some, cultish for others.
There's not much middle ground between "try to have some fun at work because there's no reason not to" and "don't do something someone might take issue with". A completely sterile work environment isn't really any better, and for some it's definitely oppressive and worse.
Is it sometimes an intentional cult-building tactic? Definitely. Is it always? Heck no, people come up with in-group names all the time. Groups of all kinds develop their own terms and memes and whatnot, it's normal.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?
Largely depends on the existing culture of the company imo. I imagine in some climates it might come off as tone-deaf or degrading, whereas in others it might feel unifying or endearing. From an outsider looking in on this one... I dunno. Firing your beloved hackeronies kind of grates.
Even the most non-objectionable term is going to sound tone-deaf in the context of layoffs. Just use the word "colleague" and keep it professional.
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#25We can check the Layoff Message Bingo square for having a cringey cutsie name for employees, > strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies
You're the second person in this thread to misspell "cutesie" like this... or is "cutsie" a regional spelling I'm not aware of, or another word altogether?
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#26> This comes as disappointing news, as we've all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies. Sorry my little Hackeronie. I'm afraid I'll be firing you now.
We're not like old, stodgy companies. We're cool and fun!
> lays off swaths of workers unceremoniously
> cuts back on perks
> bans political topics and other non-work conversation
> starts rigorously evaluating employees, "it's not stack ranking" but it's just as bad
Hang on, maybe old school professional office culture had a reason... To make people focus on work.
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#27> This comes as disappointing news, as we've all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies. Sorry my little Hackeronie. I'm afraid I'll be firing you now.
Did this company name-based nickname for employees start from Google calling their employees Googlers in the early 2000s?
I don't think companies like Walmart, McDonalds, JPMorgan, etc have nicknames for their employees. Does anyone know when this all started?
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#28> This comes as disappointing news, as we've all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies. Sorry my little Hackeronie. I'm afraid I'll be firing you now.
Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?
Many years ago one my colleague remarked that HR appears to be a progression on a career arc from summer camp supervisors.
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Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?
Not weird but I do think they’re embarrassing, degrading, insufferable.
I'd be far less offended if you told me to fuck off than if you called me a Hackeroni.
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#30A company is not family.
A company is not your friend.
To quote Bob Seger:
"I used her, she used me but neither one cared We were gettin' our share" - Night Moves
That is a corporate relationship. Nothing wrong with it. But always keep it in context... if ya ain't getting your share, go get it elsewhere.