I am in a position to hire and fire people in this market, albeit at a much smaller scale. We only hire those that we can afford to keep, even based on our most conservative financial models, because it's the right thing to do.
When companies like GitLab hire you, they lie about their principles and values. It's a polite lie that obfuscates their true goal, which is to generate profits for only a small fraction of the people to whom they are accountable, at the expense of the remainder.
This is cowardly, and morally wrong. I hope that those who were affected by this lie will find greener pastures at companies which live up to their stated goals and principles, who work in the service of what's right over what's profitable.
When companies like GitLab hire you, they lie about their principles and values. It's a polite lie that obfuscates their true goal, which is to generate profits for only a small fraction of the people to whom they are accountable, at the expense of the remainder.
This is cowardly, and morally wrong. I hope that those who were affected by this lie will find greener pastures at companies which live up to their stated goals and principles, who work in the service of what's right over what's profitable.