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HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by sharemywin »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #44
nannal wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does anyone else feel weird about these terms used for employees. Hackeronis, Twittarians, Redditites, coinbese?

Yes. It's in line with "our company is a family"... or at minimum "our company is a collective farm". I'm not a Hackeroni or a Twittarian- I'm an adult individual who exchanges time and skill for money. I get paid as long as I'm useful. When I stop being useful the company has no qualms about me not being a Hackeroni or a Twittarian anymore.

so you were never a Hackeroni at heart to begin with. Otherwise you would stay and work for free.

Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by wiseowise »

deciplex wrote: post #65
wiseowise wrote: post #56

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> but at the same time there is something deeply dysfunctional about our mercenary attitude toward our work relationships. Mercenary attitude is the healthiest attitude there is. It’s not hypocritical, it’s not elusive it’s what it is.

In the context of our current work culture, yes I think I agree with that. But I think that's a symptom of how dysfunctional our current work culture is. edit: > Can you tell us more? I literally can't actually, at least not as a reply to you, because dang has once again limited my ability to post on HN. Too many left-leaning folks here already, I guess. Here is what my reply would have been: > If you're happy with t…

Even in context of an ideal world where people work for ideas, not money, it should be acceptable to have mercenary attitude. We’re all different, after all, but we should respect each other’s motivations.

Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by andsoitis »

deciplex wrote: post #65
wiseowise wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but at the same time there is something deeply dysfunctional about our mercenary attitude toward our work relationships. Mercenary attitude is the healthiest attitude there is. It’s not hypocritical, it’s not elusive it’s what it is.

In the context of our current work culture, yes I think I agree with that. But I think that's a symptom of how dysfunctional our current work culture is. edit: > Can you tell us more? I literally can't actually, at least not as a reply to you, because dang has once again limited my ability to post on HN. Too many left-leaning folks here already, I guess. Here is what my reply would have been: > If you're happy with t…

> dysfunctional our current work culture is

Can you tell us more?

Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by the_only_law »

nickserv wrote: post #48

> It is expected that the reorganization will also affect employees in the U.K., the Netherlands, and other countries. After completing the relevant consultation proceedings, we will be able to inform all people involved with more detail. These processes will take longer. Translation: we can't just dump people from one day too the next in these countries because of worker protection laws.

This happened in a company my friend works at. He’s based in the Netherlands, but the company had a lot of US workers as well. When it came time for the layoffs, only the latter got dumped.

Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by deciplex »

Groxx wrote: post #68
deciplex wrote: post #64

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You don't see the middle ground between "make no one uncomfortable" and "make everyone uncomfortable?" It seems to me you're viewing this completely in black and white and then insisting that it really is black and white in actual reality, when in fact what you need is a better TV. (To strain the turn of phrase to its breaking point.) e: I mean, shit, even in the false dichotomy of "make no one uncomfortable" and "ma…

No, I'm saying that hackeronies does not make everyone uncomfortable / is not necessarily cult indoctrination. Stuff like that can and does arise naturally in groups of people (and can also arise as a control mechanism). You're saying there are pure non-creepy fun actions for everyone that a business can do. I'm saying it's too gray to make that assertion, not too black and white. So I'm curious what you think is per…

Note that I'm reading '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",' as a general assertion on your part - now I'm thinking maybe that's not what you meant. In that case some of what I said might not apply.

that said:

> You're saying there are pure non-creepy fun actions for everyone that a business can do.

I didn't say that. I don't think you'll please everyone with team-building exercises and frankly some people find the entire concept distasteful which is fair enough. That doesn't mean that all team-building stuff is equally bad (or, equally good).

Re: HackerOne lays off 12% of its workforce

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Post by Groxx »

geodel wrote: post #38
cobertos wrote: post #18

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Slightly, it feels... hivemind-y? Working at a company I identify most with my direct colleagues/team, less so with wider orgs. Feels comparable to what I felt during high school "pep rallies". Hackeroni sounds like a pasta, and I'm sure I'd meme the shit out of it if I worked there

Thanks for clarifying. I was thinking of it as a Pizza topping.

I keep picturing pepperoni... but ground meat is probably not they imagery they hoped for.
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