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I’m sorry, but this is horseshit

Last week, Brent Hyder, President and “Chief People Officer” for software giant Salesforce published a post to the company’s blog, titled “Creating a Best Workplace from Anywhere, for Everyone.” Besides being exactly the kind of godawful nonsense word salad you might expect from a big tech company, it was probably the first major instance of one of our new corporate overlords finally saying the quiet … Continue reading I’m sorry, but this is horseshit

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capitalism, labor, tech

Workers Shoulder The Burden Of Bleeding Giants

Uber has laid off 3,000 more employees this week, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal. This is following another round of 3,700 layoffs just two weeks prior. Uber’s business is down 80% in the time of COVID-19, and they’re bleeding out. But the blood isn’t their own. Like every other company has and will continue to do, they’ll happily sacrifice their … Continue reading Workers Shoulder The Burden Of Bleeding Giants

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