HarkMahlberg comments on EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I want you to know it did not take me long to find this.

Yeah, this can’t be a partisan thing. That’s just feeding into the same nonsense division governments manufacture. It has to cross those aisles and educate folks on the fact that all working class are in the same battle against the same collective ruling class around the world. We’re seeing authoritarian regimes forming around the world and they are working together. We have to do the same.

You, 2 weeks ago. Emphasis mine.

So worker solidarity and all that, but "employees who don't hold shares, including many who are classified as "'temporary fulltime,'" don't count. Just like they don't count for healthcare and labor protections. They're just villains eh?

Well, one way or another, I agree with something you said. It's just unfortunate you don't.

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[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Tech is unique. I know because I’ve been trapped in it for years. There is no excuse for working at these companies because tech salaries are all far higher than most other fields, and there are a multitude of other companies to work for that aren’t military and surveillance contractors (not to mention EA has been terrible for years). I’ve had this choice my entire career and have always refused to work anywhere that helped abhorrent industries. I’ve known folks that refused to leave these industries because the pay was too good. This isn’t a scenario where they’re not aware of what the company does. Hell, I know someone that knowingly and willingly builds software for military drones. There’s no fucking excuse and your gotcha was a worthy attempt but I don’t play that kind of bullshit on the Internet.

Edit: this is an unstructured mess but I’m tired and dealing with a family member loss, so fuck it.

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[–] architect@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Working for the enemy helps the enemy and the enemy has been around and known for decades (tech was at least one decade) so what the fuck are yall doing besides making excuses to make more money?!

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[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 3 points 2 months ago

So... where else should I work boss? What business, what employer, is free from the corrupting effects of capitalism? "Independent daycare" like that's not subject to the same problems as any other small business - power tripping owners, cutting corners to save money, exploiting labor, etc. There is no business in the entire world that is utopic. You know this. So should we all be subsistence farmers? Pick up a weapon and die for a cause? Why do you want everyone to be just as miserable as you?

What a reductive way to see the world. I feel sorry for your anger, you'll clearly never be free of it for the rest of your life.

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[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 3 points 2 months ago

Exactly this. EA has been garbage for ages. This isn’t a scenario where a company was going about its business and then suddenly got bought by a military contractor. It’s harder to account for when you’re one day working on software for the airline industry, and then suddenly software for threat targeting. Instead, this is a scenario where EA told everyone exactly how terrible they are, and then doubled down by selling to oppressors (that have also openly displayed how terrible they are for years).

I’ve worked in tech for nearly 2 decades and even the lower end salaries are better than most fields (aside from the obvious ones like medical, law, etc).

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