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A Googler who just resigned after 18 years reflects on the decline of the company he loved (ln.hixie.ch)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly, you can love "working at a company" but to "love a company" you have to be brainwashed.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What about a small company? What if it's your own business and it only employs family? What if you are the only employee? It's okay to have an emotional stake in a business, just probably not when it's a megacorp you're on the lowest rung of.