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Ex-Linus Tech Tips employee alleges mistreatment and poor conditions: “no one gets a break” - Dexerto::undefined

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 189 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't see how this surprises anyone. As soon as the handbook was leaked I just knew it was a shit place. Why? Cause I work at a shit place and they do the same shit. Shitty people rip shitty policies and implement them shittily. Linus doesn't care, he wants profit.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So much truth. Look at the guy. How is front facing persona is. You know it’s some egomaniac that’s just like fuck you I need more.

It’s funny because publicly, he’s been disapproving of her in photos, chat. Like the look he’s giving her here, urgh.

It honestly sounds like my last job. Unprofessionalism in all its finest with nothing but favouritism, big egos and zero agency or responsibility given. All with endless work in tow. Yup. Good times 🙂🔫

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm there right now, lemmer, and let me tell 'ya; Fucken shoot me. I am a hamster on a wheel.

[–] NSA_Server_04@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Linus is absolute tech cancer, this just adds on.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When I read her post I immediately thought that the working conditions she described were driven by social media/influence based/algorithm dependent careers’ shitty work-for-incentives model.

It’s YouTuber burnout, but spread around inside a small company to more people.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm just gonna say that, after around 25 people or so, you're no longer a small company. You've entered a solid intermediate realm. At 100+ employees. LMG is not a small company. Just average, most large companies have around 200 give or take 50 people. Very few international conglomerates surpass the thousands and several thousands of employees, and they're typically broken up hierarchically into 100 to 200 people units. So calling LMG a small company diminishes the extend of the potential harm they could incur. This is not a four people startup suffering from the woes of the YT algorithm. This is systematic and management enabled abuse.

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

He kind of sounds like societal cancer too.

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