I regularly have chuckles with friends about entitled tech workers. Complaining about the type of bottled water, the gym compensation plan, the type of company laptop.
It's really sad.
It's really sad.
And yes, they're also human and discuss whether single-use water bottles are bad enough that they're worth replacing, how best to keep fit so that they don't cost their employer-funded health care program too much in the long run, and yes, like many nerds, they discuss the type of laptop they like best.
But hey, if it makes you feel better to judge people, go for it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_headquarters_shooting
Our boss knows that having TrackPoint is a "conditions of employment" issue. Yes, it's a privilege... at the same time, it's what we spend 50+hrs of week on, so it needs to not cause ergonomic and usability issues every second of every minute of the day ️
But it gives tech workers in general a really bad vibe. Pompous, spoiled brats.
Of course, most of these people are nice human beings, but somehow they get lost in minutiae and 0th world problems the moment they join some hot startup.
But that whole "don't complain, people have it worse" vibe extends to almost anyone living in the United States vs other countries where money means nothing, rule of law doesn't exist, or the mother country is about to slaughter thousands of people for wanting democracy.
The point is: Maintain perspective, but still continue bitching about the uncomfortable chairs.
Fun fact: when Google employees had Windows laptops, the government of China hacked them, trying to steal identifying information about dissidents.
Do you have state-funded hackers attacking your laptop so they can kill people?