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Third of US software firm's employees resign over politics ban
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Posted on 05/01/2021 9:23:40 AM PDT by ameribbean expat

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Microsoft News Stay informed with trusted, personalized news Open the app AFP Third of US software firm's employees resign over politics ban AFP 9 hrs ago Polarized debates have animated the United States for months © MARIO TAMA Polarized debates have animated the United States for months About a third of the employees at US productivity software firm Basecamp have announced their resignations after the company banned political conversations in the workplace.

The mass walkout came after Basecamp chief executive and co-founder Jason Fried published a blog post on Monday explaining new rules adopted by the company, including a ban on "societal and political discussions on our company Basecamp account."

He also announced the end of some "paternalistic" employee benefits, such as fitness and continuing education allowances, and said there would be "no more lingering or dwelling on past decisions."

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To: Stravinsky

As an employer I absolutely agree.


61 posted on 05/01/2021 4:02:58 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: max americana

i dont have to deal with her anymore. I got let go from that company last july retired and living life free of corp wokeism too.


62 posted on 05/01/2021 4:04:29 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: PCPOET7; upchuck

thats becouse 30 years ago it was not seem as the cool thing and most coders had a hard math background. today scoring high on a videogame will get you in the door.


Well, nearly all CS programs require a fair amount of math (a least one year of calculus + stats + linear algebra).

The thing that surprises me is that most programmers have a low tolerance for BS. They also don’t cut failures a lot of slack. Hackers only like people who can hack it. Or at least it used to be that way.


63 posted on 05/01/2021 4:20:50 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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