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corporate-managed speech is the new normal. voluntary agreements to follow corporate speech codes in exchange for producing content for a social media site, or speaking while doing some gig work, or whatever. "can i speak to the manager" will eventually replace the court system
this is what it is, i suppose. HR is fairly risk-averse -- i know the field -- and will always take the easiest and safest option, which is usually cutting some worker who is even a slight bit of a PR problem (it often saves a lot of time, prevents an unemployment claim, etc.).
people have already signaled a willingness to move in this direction, in exchange for use of a website, ability to post in a comments section, or completion of some "gig" work. eventually it's going to become clear how narrow this band of allowed communication is
which is what it is, i suppose. though it's hard to say how voluntary this process was, people who had at least a tiny amount of leverage are eventually going to end up with none. eventually the number of thinkable thoughts in the marketplace of ideas will shrink to nil
empathy, emotions, good vibes, "the gentle way"... all things that build an easy-to-manage workforce. the #1 consideration at any employer is: how quickly can we remove this worker at 0 cost? at places that provide w-2s, a good long speech code can help button that up quickly.
people like to fire each other. they like to see "results." management also likes this. companies enjoy removing "pest" users of their products, too. it's all good PR. it all works in concert. the corporate speech world is a great world for a "hall monitor" or "tattletale" type
i don't particularly care. i've been under various thumbs for so long that i know how to engage in samizdat or coded communications, as needed. i know how to make points within other points. i can swim in these waters. many others will be drowned. that's the tea.
Some guy wrote on reddit about banging his GF in a private offsite office that his company rented for him. His question was: was that legal? And I just thought... you had sex with someone in a private, enclosed space. How could it be illegal? Oh, you mean, against company policy.
One and the same when your life depends on the receipt of the company scrip and the company medicine plan. And if you think it's against company policy, it probably is. Hr presumes guilt and does a half-assed investigation to see if innocence can't be denied
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