• BlueLineBae@midwest.social
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    1 month ago

    They are. They’re called “conferences” and they’re typically of a bullshit subject matter your company is interested in enough to send you to.

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      1 month ago

      And if you’re really unlucky, you become part of the exhibit and have to speak or work booth duty.

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        1 month ago

        I went to one when I was making $36k/year. It’s because I didn’t know any better and volunteered for a bunch of stuff. It was a huge company though.