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Bengus81

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17. I worked for a guy and his Company right out of high school who was the biggest a-hole

Reply to FrodosNewPet (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 10:01 AM

Apr 2017

I'd ever seen. Sixty hour weeks nearly every week,constant beratings and I knew I had to get away. I just got the same job with a different boss and loved it. Never looked back. If that guy was talented enough that Apple wanted him then he needed to leave and go apply there.

Me thinks this guy had many other demons in his life than just working at Uber. It's not prison,it's a job.

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An Uber engineer kills himself. His widow says the workplace is to blame. [View all] FrodosNewPet Apr 2017 OP

Skip the comments, they're disgusting. MrScorpio Apr 2017 #1

Such a sad story. Ilsa Apr 2017 #2

Our society needs to pull back from the "victory at all costs" mentality FrodosNewPet Apr 2017 #3

Yes shenmue Apr 2017 #4

I wonder if anyone who hasn't worked in a hostile work environment mountain grammy Apr 2017 #5

Amen to that. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. raccoon Apr 2017 #6

I can attest to having skills questioned. TBA Apr 2017 #7

Some IT environments can be really toxic if you not one of the boys TNLib Apr 2017 #8

I'm IT also burnbaby Apr 2017 #11

It can be grueling at the insurance companies TNLib Apr 2017 #18

thanks burnbaby Apr 2017 #19

Oh God the bullying in iT is ridiculous IronLionZion Apr 2017 #14

He should've just quit. No job is worth your life. My husband relocated our family Luciferous Apr 2017 #9

that's terrible ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #10

A shame he didn't look for work elsewhere. cwydro Apr 2017 #12

Sounds like a shitty company and toxic work environment IronLionZion Apr 2017 #13

the uber environment heaven05 Apr 2017 #15

If he was in the San Fran-Bay Area it was rpannier Apr 2017 #16

There are well paid IT engineers there who are homeless IronLionZion Apr 2017 #20

I worked for a guy and his Company right out of high school who was the biggest a-hole Bengus81 Apr 2017 #17