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by a3n 3865 days ago
> My boss screaming about my chin hair would cripple my output

Mine too, because I'd vanish. I did the military, and nobody anywhere gets to treat me that way.

And hey, managers and leads reading this, you should always remember that every one of your people are volunteers.

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> And hey, managers and leads reading this, you should always remember that every one of your people are volunteers.

That's, sadly, just the privilege of the growing industry like ours. Majority of population are not volunteers, they're little more than slaves and managers know that very well. The fact that you absolutely, positively need a job and that you won't find another one quickly is one of the strongest ways of keeping workers in line, and what lets many of the higher-ups be openly and freely abusive towards their employees.

I'm not complaining about IT here. We just need to remember that our industry is special right now, and that it won't last forever.