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by twerquie 4716 days ago
> And what are these "peers" that exist in our profession?

Your peers are people you work with to achieve a common goal.

> I have a team lead who doles out work, with a manager over him, with a manager over him and so on. The basic structure is no different than that of a dictatorship.

The basic structure is also no different from a democracy. Or a large open-source project.

> What's this "basic respect and human dignity" you find in your corporation which you can't find on lkml?

I hope this doesn't come as a surprise to you, but you're not supposed to rage out and flame your peers. It shows a lack of self control. Those examples you gave of CEOs losing control are notorious for a reason.

> I hope you never have to keep the network and desktops of a Wall Street trading floor running.

Do those still exist? (serious question)

> What planet did you just descend from?

Regards,