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by carabiner 1045 days ago
We're not like old, stodgy companies. We're cool and fun!

> lays off swaths of workers unceremoniously

> cuts back on perks

> bans political topics and other non-work conversation

> starts rigorously evaluating employees, "it's not stack ranking" but it's just as bad

Hang on, maybe old school professional office culture had a reason... To make people focus on work.

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> bans political topics

Boy, I sure wish that my current employer banned such conversations in the workplace. They make things really tense and uncomfortable.