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something i have been thinking about so much is the grief basecamp employees have been feeling
there& #39;s nothing quite like "seeing behind the curtain" for the first time. you never forget it, it changes you. i can see the pain behind these employee threads
there& #39;s nothing quite like "seeing behind the curtain" for the first time. you never forget it, it changes you. i can see the pain behind these employee threads
it is a fact of life for us (non-white ppl) that we will experience dehumanization or abuse in the workplace. full stop. we will be harmed and there& #39;s nothing any of us can do to stop it
yes, this depressing in its banality but for me it& #39;s been weirdly...liberating too
yes, this depressing in its banality but for me it& #39;s been weirdly...liberating too
once i stopped chasing the illusion of finding a "postracial" space i was able to make much clearer and better decisions about my career, and better protect my own energy
if you try to find a place where you will *always* be safe and *never* be harmed, i& #39;m sorry but you will never find it - and that takes up energy (why didn& #39;t i see it earlier? how could i have protected myself from this?)
when the reality is there& #39;s nothing you could have done
when the reality is there& #39;s nothing you could have done
when i started asking myself "where are my own boundaries & does the value for my resume/skills outweigh whatever potential damage will be done to me?" and continually revisited that balance -
it took such a burden off me to find something that doesn& #39;t exist
it took such a burden off me to find something that doesn& #39;t exist
i am in NO way trying to say that you should EVER feel like you have to eat shit or accept abuse because it& #39;s "part of the game" - fuck that 100000%. abusers should be named, shamed, and fired.
i guess what i am trying to say is that when you separate your own conception of safety from things you cannot control - other people dehumanizing or abusing you - it makes it harder for those people to let you down
when you stop thinking "if i just try hard enough, my mostly white leadership will force themselves to do uncomfortable and transformational things", and stop placing your own hope in that - it makes the "behind the curtain" moment less shocking
the basecamp employees who are breaking ranks and speaking out are incredibly brave and they should be applauded for it
but it& #39;s not going to make a difference. DHH and jason are going to do whatever they& #39;re going to do
but it& #39;s not going to make a difference. DHH and jason are going to do whatever they& #39;re going to do
does that mean we should stop trying to make things better or push our leaders to do more? absolutely fucking not, i stand with every single person who takes a risk by speaking on abuse in their workplace and will continue doing the same myself
i just think this is a movie we& #39;ve seen before. basecamp and coinbase are saying the quiet part out loud - it& #39;s just too uncomfortable and hard to create a culture of care
they are not the first to believe this and they won& #39;t be the last to come out and say it
they are not the first to believe this and they won& #39;t be the last to come out and say it
and yeah. this is very cynical and i know it. it& #39;s fundamentally a survival mechanism and does not help us build better companies
but i also think we all have to survive in a world that isn& #39;t made for us and wants to see us suffer
but i also think we all have to survive in a world that isn& #39;t made for us and wants to see us suffer
