''AT HubSpot, the software company where I worked for almost two years, when
you got fired, it was called “graduation.” We all would get a cheery email from
the boss saying, “Team, just letting you know that X has graduated and we’re
all excited to see how she uses her superpowers in her next big adventure.” One
day this happened to a friend of mine. She was 35, had been with the company
for four years, and was told without explanation by her 28-year-old manager
that she had two weeks to get out. On her last day, that manager organized a
farewell party for her.
It was surreal, and cruel, but everyone at HubSpot
acted as if this were perfectly normal. We were told we were “rock stars” who
were “inspiring people” and “changing the world,” but in truth we were
disposable.''read more..
Many tech companies are proud of this kind of culture. Amazon keeps getting called out for its bruising environment, most notably in a long exposé in this newspaper last year. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, said that people who didn’t like the company’s grueling environment were free to work elsewhere. “We never claim that our approach is the right one — just that it’s ours — and over the last two decades, we’ve assembled a group of like-minded people,” he wrote in a letter to shareholders.
ReplyDeleteSome viewed the statement as a sign that Mr. Bezos at least seems to recognize that it’s not normal for employees to cry at their desks. But it was also a defiant message that he had no intention of letting up.
Harry
Thnx Harry. Cruel situation
ReplyDeleteA million thanks, for the article. It was one of the rare occasions I felt happy, for being over 70.
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