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Everyone at Microsoft needs to chill the fuck out about rewards (Blind)

• OSeeEye (Oracle): You guys are getting 1%? I should move to Microsoft
• MSFTbleed (Microsoft): Even a promo is like a 5% raise. Who gives a crap
• whyking (Bloomberg): People might be treating their increment % as an alternative metric to gauge their standing in the team. When layoffs are going on every year, this is meaningful data point. Especially for those whose managers never provide any meaningful feedback all year.

Well done Deepmind folks! (Blind)

• brzz007 (Autodesk): It took gemini 20 minutes of back and forth to read a pdf with events and add them to my calendar yesterday. I could literally do it the caveman way in 3.
• ssupbitxh (VMware): Gemini is crap and I hate that I bought one year subscription
• natcha (Walmart): Ishan trying to promote with Twitter/xitter account. Obviously.

Getting rich in tech is all about luck than anything else. (Blind)

• riddle_ (Meta): Yes, it’s all about right place right time
• agr3ter (ByteDance): getting rich is mostly about luck period
• Shrike22 (Meta): Maybe you’re just too stupid to pick the rocket ships from the rest.

Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum (r/technology)

• CautionarySnail: Rowdy celebrations like this are vastly improved by leaving all digital devices safe at home.
• Whargod: Just make it a TikTok challenge, there won’t eb any left by dawn.
• DopamineSavant: DeFlock needs to become official and start endorsing candidates. I’m annoyed as shit trying to research the Flock position of all the candidates on my local ballot.

Remote work benefits are much bigger than a paycheck (r/technology)

• BrainLow6059: This is just corporate propaganda to lower remote salaries. You’re paid for what you do, not where you do it from.
• Hrekires: One thing I appreciated when we were WFH full-time during Covid was not having to maintain an entirely separate wardrobe that I only wear at work.
• CaptZ: I was talking to a coworker today about wfh. There have been multiple days that I didn’t feel good and if I had to go to the office, I would have called in sick. But if I’m home, I don’t have to get dressed nicely, drive and possibly spread my sick germs around the office, and if I’m wfh, I would still work. Saving both my time off and my team being short a person. It’s a win/win.