• @onlinepersona
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    194 months ago

    India is about to get a whole lot of woodworkers and gardeners.

    • TechNom (nobody)
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      64 months ago

      That sounds like a … good thing?

      PS: I didn’t realize wood working and gardening are therapeutic. Sounds like a wonderfully productive solution to a pesky problem.

      • @dallen
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        84 months ago

        As a 4 day tech worker, 1 day community gardener, I can vouch for the therapeutic nature!

  • @[email protected]
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    134 months ago

    I worked (in USA) at an IT firm that was constantly stretched thin. I wanted to move on but the burnout made searching for a new position very draining. The best thing that happened was two rounds of layoffs. I was one of the highest paid staff and got let go.

    I now work at an org that is incredibly well-staffed with awesome tooling. My job is incredibly easy by comparison. I had drinks with my former manager (a pretty good friend) last week. He’s considering moving on this summer due to broken promises of a bonus and a raise. Taking my job away from me was the biggest favor they could have given me.

    • haui
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      34 months ago

      Sounds like it was a good idea to leave. What I dont get is that your ex manager hasnt left despite broken promises. Basic trust is like the only thing that holds me anywhere.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        I think he feels a sense of loyalty, or used to. They promoted him into a leadership position. He hasn’t had it long enough to come into a new org at the same level. He’s been a manager for three years. We discussed five years being the minimum viable experience (in our convo) to translate to the same position in another org.

        • haui
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          14 months ago

          Interesting idea! :) thanks for elaborating. I didnt know there was something like this. As a CEO I looked at people for their talents and potential, never for their experience for it is deceiving. But a larger company would obviously need some kind of process that someone without the gift of recognizing talent can follow.

  • @jeebus
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    34 months ago

    I had to get some login issues fixed working for a big tech company that had outsourced that particular set of work. The Indian person I interacted with could not give a fuck less. Total burnout, I felt bad for him.