“Ironically, the Times reports that Crossover’s own employees so resented the
company’s intrusive monitoring of them (as they created and sold intrusive
monitoring tools) that Crossover hemorrhaged employees and struggled to hire
replacements. Eventually, Crossover had to turn off its most intrusive features
so that it could keep the employees needed to make and sell its bossware
product.”
posted 12/17/2022 3:19pm ∞
“[T]hese hacks ultimately become a labor issue. It would not be so taxing to
make a TikTok drink … if stores were well-staffed, if workers were paid a
living wage, if corporations weren’t intent on busting unions, and if customers
were patient and understanding when their desires just aren’t possible.”
Jaya Saxena ,
Hacked to Bits
(Eater ,
October 12, 2022 ,
via Garbage Day )
posted 10/31/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The panic over Quiet Quitting is that bosses realize that they have used almost
every mechanism to control and incentivize workers other than actually
incentivizing them .”
posted 10/10/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Strategy and product visions only go so far. And success in those areas has
limited impact on real company culture. What makes working at a company
fulfilling is actually quite simple. You have to align the goals of your
organization with the health and stability of the employees.”
“They didn’t give a shit about journalism; they just wanted prime real estate
that they could develop. And news organizations had it in the form of buildings
in the middle of town. So financiers squeezed the news orgs until there was no
money to be squeezed and then they hung them out to dry.”
posted 12/7/2022 8:28pm ∞