Small Tech (2020)
(scattered-thoughts.net)
I frequently see debates about whether it's better to be a cog at a giant semi-monopoly, or to take investment money in the hopes of one day growing to be head cog at a giant semi-monopoly.
I frequently see debates about whether it's better to be a cog at a giant semi-monopoly, or to take investment money in the hopes of one day growing to be head cog at a giant semi-monopoly.
Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze
(theregister.com)
Overworked, under pressure, and subjected to abuse – is it really worth it?
Overworked, under pressure, and subjected to abuse – is it really worth it?
Bosses are fed up with remote work
(yahoo.com)
The golden age of remote work seems to be ending. The Trump administration is seeking to end remote work for federal employees, with Trump saying, “Nobody’s going to work from home, they’re going to be going out, they’re gonna play tennis, they’re gonna play golf. They’re gonna do a lot of things—they’re not working.”
The golden age of remote work seems to be ending. The Trump administration is seeking to end remote work for federal employees, with Trump saying, “Nobody’s going to work from home, they’re going to be going out, they’re gonna play tennis, they’re gonna play golf. They’re gonna do a lot of things—they’re not working.”
Ask HN: Finding interesting work if disenchanted with "big tech" & "VC-backed"
(ycombinator.com)
For a long time i opted out of big tech and worked at startups because i liked being on small collaborative teams building cool impactful things.
For a long time i opted out of big tech and worked at startups because i liked being on small collaborative teams building cool impactful things.
Return-to-office policies are leading to increased brain drain in the U.S.
(venturebeat.com)
Return-to-office mandates are emerging as one of the most contentious of the post-pandemic work trends that U.S. employees have faced.
Return-to-office mandates are emerging as one of the most contentious of the post-pandemic work trends that U.S. employees have faced.
Ask vs. Guess Culture
(jeanhsu.substack.com)
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.
Dell is making everyone return to office, too
(theverge.com)
Dell is the latest tech company to announce it’s ending its hybrid and remote work policy.
Dell is the latest tech company to announce it’s ending its hybrid and remote work policy.
A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work
(mertbulan.com)
It happened on the afternoon of May 4th. A message from a colleague—who has since become a good friend—popped up on my screen, urging me to check my emails. When I opened my inbox, there it was: an email from the COO. The email announced an impending company-wide layoff and mentioned that, within a few minutes, I’d receive another email letting me know whether I was impacted. A short while later, the second email arrived.
It happened on the afternoon of May 4th. A message from a colleague—who has since become a good friend—popped up on my screen, urging me to check my emails. When I opened my inbox, there it was: an email from the COO. The email announced an impending company-wide layoff and mentioned that, within a few minutes, I’d receive another email letting me know whether I was impacted. A short while later, the second email arrived.
Pros and cons of greater pay transparency
(economist.com)
How much do your colleagues get paid? In a few countries, such as Norway, you can take a good guess by looking at public records on individuals’ overall tax payments and income. But in most places, finding out people’s salaries means asking them what they earn. And that is about as socially acceptable as saying “What an ugly baby.”
How much do your colleagues get paid? In a few countries, such as Norway, you can take a good guess by looking at public records on individuals’ overall tax payments and income. But in most places, finding out people’s salaries means asking them what they earn. And that is about as socially acceptable as saying “What an ugly baby.”
Working from home 'not proper work' – ex-Asda boss
(bbc.com)
Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned.
Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned.
Observation: HN turns into infomercials around when Californians start working
(ycombinator.com)
Observation: HN turns into infomercials around when Californians start working
Observation: HN turns into infomercials around when Californians start working
Shove your office mandates, people still prefer working from home
(theregister.com)
Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.
Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.
Document Your Progress at Work
(shivamrana.me)
How can you ensure that your contributions are also recognized?
How can you ensure that your contributions are also recognized?
JP Morgan Chase requires all workers to return to office five days a week
(theguardian.com)
JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.
JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Tsunami of Burnout Few See
(blogspot.com)
That's the problem with deploying play-acting as "solutions:" play-acting doesn't actually fix the problems at the source, it simply lets the problems run to failure.
That's the problem with deploying play-acting as "solutions:" play-acting doesn't actually fix the problems at the source, it simply lets the problems run to failure.
JPMorgan Planning to Bring Staff Back to Office Five Days a Week
(bloomberg.com)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to tell all its employees to return to the office five days a week, ending a hybrid-work option for thousands of staff and returning to the attendance policy that was in place before the pandemic.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to tell all its employees to return to the office five days a week, ending a hybrid-work option for thousands of staff and returning to the attendance policy that was in place before the pandemic.
Complain and Propose (2014)
(tidyfirst.substack.com)
"Jean-Louis wants to see you in his office." My boss Eagle Burns' bald head disappeared from the door to my office. Something about his tone suggested that righteous indignation, which I had been nursing for several days, was not the right attitude to pack for my trip. I started getting scared.
"Jean-Louis wants to see you in his office." My boss Eagle Burns' bald head disappeared from the door to my office. Something about his tone suggested that righteous indignation, which I had been nursing for several days, was not the right attitude to pack for my trip. I started getting scared.
Nurses whose shitty boss is a shitty app
(pluralistic.net)
Operating a business is risky: you can't ever be sure how many customers you'll have, or what they'll show up looking for. If you guess wrong, you'll either have too few workers to serve the crowd, or you'll pay workers to stand around and wait for customers. This is true even when your "business" is a "hospital."
Operating a business is risky: you can't ever be sure how many customers you'll have, or what they'll show up looking for. If you guess wrong, you'll either have too few workers to serve the crowd, or you'll pay workers to stand around and wait for customers. This is true even when your "business" is a "hospital."
Amazon is showing us how not to do return-to-office mandates
(arstechnica.com)
Amazon announced in September that it will require workers to be in the office five days a week starting in January.
Amazon announced in September that it will require workers to be in the office five days a week starting in January.
AT&T follows Amazon in demanding employees spend 5 days a week in office
(fortune.com)
AT&T is dumping hybrid work as it follows Amazon in demanding employees spend 5 days a week in office
AT&T is dumping hybrid work as it follows Amazon in demanding employees spend 5 days a week in office
Infosys founder calls for 70-hour work week – again – claiming it creates jobs
(theregister.com)
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has once again argued for Indian workers to spend 70 hours a week in paid employment.
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has once again argued for Indian workers to spend 70 hours a week in paid employment.
Coder wrote a bug so bad security guards wanted a word when he arrived at work
(theregister.com)
Working for a startup is supposed to end with getting rich overnight, but not like this
Working for a startup is supposed to end with getting rich overnight, but not like this
The Libertarian Coder
(rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
I'm an independent worker. Solitary by nature. Always have been. In school, I abhorred team projects; there was nothing worse than when the teacher would say, "Now, let's form into small groups for discussion." In pre-calculus, I tuned out my teacher completely and just did my homework in class—the textbook was all I needed when I had questions.
I'm an independent worker. Solitary by nature. Always have been. In school, I abhorred team projects; there was nothing worse than when the teacher would say, "Now, let's form into small groups for discussion." In pre-calculus, I tuned out my teacher completely and just did my homework in class—the textbook was all I needed when I had questions.
The "Quiet Quitting" Myth Is Toxic for Tech
(blackentropy.com)
Let’s get one thing straight: the idea that engineers are making $300k/year while doing next to nothing is either a massive exaggeration or the product of mismanagement at scale.
Let’s get one thing straight: the idea that engineers are making $300k/year while doing next to nothing is either a massive exaggeration or the product of mismanagement at scale.
65% of employees bypass cybersecurity measures, new study finds
(forbes.com)
As businesses become increasingly reliant on digital tools and cloud-based workflows, a pressing issue is emerging. Employees are bypassing security measures to meet productivity goals, inadvertently creating significant cybersecurity risks.
As businesses become increasingly reliant on digital tools and cloud-based workflows, a pressing issue is emerging. Employees are bypassing security measures to meet productivity goals, inadvertently creating significant cybersecurity risks.