Three terrible tech trends

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@LutherBlisset

The very first post by @gracchus and this by our spirited friend here reminded me strongly of academic culture:

I’m reminded of this post from last year:

Yet another tech worker rants about being overentitled

While I don’t disagree with the gist of what y’all are saying (people should be fairly paid for the hours worked, startup culture is somewhat toxic, etc), it is mildly amusing to see 50-55hrs held up as a “long week”. Talk to some scientists or doctors; 55hrs is barely warming up. In a medical research lab, 60hrs would be considered a fairly light week. When it gets busy, 80hr+ weeks are routine. I once spent six months straight running rats in the lab midday-to-midnight seven days per week. …

And, unfortunately, this one:

Interviewing for Amazon: a literal Orwellian experience

Not always. I spent most of the year after my doctorate locked in my room, severely manic and Tourettic courtesy of an extreme negative reaction to Sertraline. These days, I’m visibly crazy enough that I have effectively zero chance of passing a job interview for anything. If I lose my current (casual, low paid, not science) job, I’m permanently unemployed.