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Want to hear the truth about Automattic, the not-like-the-other-girls company that still thinks it is a startup after 20 years and his founder acts like he invented remote working? (topspicy.social)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imagine if you had to abandon your social life some years ago for the job and the only people you talk to on a daily basis are your coworkers on Slack.

Thanks for the reminder that my life is garbage, I guess. Unless you count the pleasantries I exchange with the person who makes my coffee in the morning?

I'm not employed by automattic, but this thread still cut deep with similar work culture.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, no corpo is a friend or family.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

And sadder still, no friend or family can feed and house me. Economic coercion is very effective.

Even worse, this is still better treatment than when I worked state sector.