Agreed that this is forum drama. It sucks to lose an account but nothing of value was actually lost. You don't really own your accounts in the first place. Imagine the uproar of people posting on Reddit about how they lost their /. account. There would literally be tens of people outraged!!!

Reddit doesn't owe you anything. Facebook doesn't owe you anything. Twitter doesn't owe you anything. Slashdot doesn't owe you anything. Your free contributions are what they sell. If you don't like it, then go play in another sandbox.

On second thought, I think Bill Gates still owes me $100 for helping him test his email tracking program back in 1998 when I forwarded that email for him.

Not defending Mozilla but that's the mentality of most software companies these days. For years Firefox has been a wananbe Chrome and this is just them following the Google playbook "if it ain't broke, then let's fuck with it".

Those who fail history class are doomed to repeat it

You nailed it. How the hell did he get a job like that? Being a CEO takes more than wearing a lather version of a Members Only jacket and a faux-hip haircut.

That's the key. The law firms probably aren't paying for the higher tier now.

I'm calling bullshit. There's no such thing as a "well staffed IT department" in the same breath as "competent users". /sarcasm

Very similar to how China is providing cheap solar to countries across all over Africa. They're playing the long game by being a good neighbor. When Rome inevitably falls or turns its back on its allies, China is on speed dial to help assist.

One could argue that China is doing more to invest in the future of humanity by helping provide necessities to modernize for these countries when compared to the USofA. Yeah their human rights track record isn't great but then which countries are? Especially when you factor in whether or not they're helping the poorer countries in Africa, South America, and the Cuba? (The countries with a very bloody history of getting f'ed by profiteers from Western countries)

Agreed. Framing isn't the bottleneck for build times.

My local Habitat For Humanity affiliate can frame a house and have it ready for roofers in 5 days. That's 5 days with volunteers with minimal skills being lead by moderately skilled staff working for 7 hours a day.

Automation will solve the housing issues as well as automation on farms solved hunger issues.

You're definitely right that working for these cesspools does add nicely to the resume. It helps them get past the HR drones in the hiring process and it appeals to some hiring managers. They're force fed the BS about how "these experiences will help them land a job elsewhere so just endure the abuse for a little longer and soon you'll cash in!" Oh... you bought a house and got married while working there? Well now you're stuck because you can't afford to leave and you belong to them.

"Don't worry because once your abusive partner is out of your life, you'll find someone else who will treat you the way you deserve!"

Meantime, over here in reality, we try to prevent and protect the souls from being sold into indentured servitude.

It's not just EA or even IBM that churns through people like this. I can name a half dozen companies in my city that do the same. Every year there's another crop of new recruits fresh out of college (fresh meat for the grinder!) that sign on with these companies despite their reviews on glassdoor and word of mouth. Every couple of months there's a purge and of course there are people crying that they didn't see this coming.

On some level I can't blame the companies that do this because as long as they can hoover up a bunch of warm bodies to restock their shelves, they won't change their company culture. The applicants are validating this toxic behavior.

The solution is simple: vote with your dollars and reward companies that aren't toxic. EA is a company that provides an an entertainment product which is even easier to avoid if you have shred of self control.

Apple will report record profits in Q3!

AI is modding these down!

Sanitation engineers would be offended by the AI slop

"Throw out anything generated by AI" - Does this apply to the HR people and their forms? That would level the playing field and eliminate a lot of the problems on both sides

IBM needs to reload it's stock pile of people for their annual layoffs. That way their headcount remains the same at the end of the year and they can still grind up their quota of souls like usual.