[colordrops]

How about just being honest and saying that the main purpose of the company is to make a profit and let's cut the shit with the superficial social and political stances.

It would be great if companies could work towards something greater but the incentives are not aligned with how the system is currently built.

[seibelj]

There is something gross to many people when you just openly say you want to make money and started / work at company to do so. Not to me however - my philosophy sees nothing wrong with working hard and making money. The mission is important to remind yourself out of all the ways to make money you are doing this one. But convincing free people to voluntarily give you money is proof that you are providing true value to the world, which is a great thing.

[crmrc114]

Who is John Galt?

Honestly though, I go somewhere where I can contribute and my efforts and time in exchange for money. Work is work, it's not who I am. That being said I get the point of the Bill Ayres crowd with this zinger "How will you live your life so that it doesn't make a mockery of your values?"

Like, yeah- If I was a die hard Catholic I may have issues working writing software to make abortions easier. On the flipside if I were an Environmentalist I am sure I would have issues working at BP drilling in Alaska or something.

Dont work for BP and then complain that they are expanding drilling operations. Dont work at Planned Parenthood and then complain about free birth control. Opinions are like bootyholes, we all got em'. Better question is can you sit across from someone you disagree with and accomplish a common goal. That is professionalism. Rise above the differences you may learn that everyone's viewpoint has some shimmer of value- and you are not always right.

[minism]

Really glad you said this. At this point this is my natural gut reaction to this type of discourse.

[renewiltord]

Because if someone asks me whether I'm picking up anything on the radio telescope and I say "yeah, the cosmic microwave background", then I'm a complete and utter idiot (or a pretty funny guy).

The interesting thing about a company is its path to making money, not that its objective is making money. Everyone knows it's for making money.

[woohoojoo]

...that would be wrong think.

identity & individualism? that's the new creed being pushed from above. ...only it's not new, it precedes the french revolution. divide and conquer. rule by banking elite, who continue to work to institute neomarxism across nations.