This is what happens when workers are weak, don't have unions, or have sensible labor laws.
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#22Childish management approach. Both the buyout and the 80 hour weeks are stupid.
It's a weak Hobson's choice without much leverage, thankfully.
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#23Ever since the recent AI fad, more and more of these types of people have come out of the woodwork. Every random unknown business now truly believes that they have built something novel and revolutionary. They have the audacity to see difficult things being invented by geniuses and think "wow, I can do it too". They think that they must succeed at all costs; their employees must work unlimited hours and they must use…
The depressing reality is none of these people actually believe in their vaunted missions or purposes or whatever nonsense they spout to justify the exploitation of their employees, they believe in money, and are willing to say and do absolutely anything to get it.
No, some of them are genuinely just that delusional. No greed underneath, just pure egotistic delusion.