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by cobertos 1046 days ago
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

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That seems like the point of the company demonym, got to drink that kool aid. What I find personality disingenuous (or perhaps even insidious) is the push to make everyone feel like they are an integral part of a group and then treat them like disposable objects when it’s more convenient at that moment.
Exactly. When I work, I work for myself; for money and mental stability. A company-wide identity feels like something I can't accept calling myself. It's too broad, vague, and the identity itself is defined/controlled by the company/HR, with little input from those labelled as such (at least in the orgs of size I've been at). It removes a lot of individuality from my own thoughts/mind, as I would have to consider "how I reflect on the organization" (as I was taught in Catholic school) to the detriment of my own expression.
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.
>I'm sure I'd meme the shit out of it if I worked there

I would do the same till they fire me.