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We 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?
> 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?
> 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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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-g…
There’s a whole Earth between no fun and clown fiesta.
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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-g…
> 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". What? There is miles of middle ground there.
Keep in mind you can't make anyone uncomfortable, because uncomfortable people come to internet forums and talk about being uncomfortable.
People vary a lot in what they accept. There may be plenty of room for you, but for everyone? I wish you luck.
A 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.
Completely agree with this, but at the same time there is something deeply dysfunctional about our mercenary attitude toward our work relationships. For any given individual I think they have no choice to approach it this way, but I do hope we eventually land somewhere a little healthier, as a culture.
Mercenary attitude is the healthiest attitude there is. It’s not hypocritical, it’s not elusive it’s what it is.
> 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?
> 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?
Can you imagine sitting down to write an email announcing a layoff and deciding that opening with "H1" in place of "Hi" and calling people "Hackeronies" would be a great, culture-preserving idea? It's an extremely serious email and for the CEO to have not thought twice about whether this time he should just write "Hi" and refer to people as "our coworkers" says a lot about his state of mind.