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Why did we stop doing this? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

So when do I go to the zoo?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sometimes I forget that Lemmy is full of people who make way more money than me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days 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.