Adrianna Tan on Nostr: In some way the firing of gov tech workers is also about scaring others from taking ...

In some way the firing of gov tech workers is also about scaring others from taking alternatives paths other than exploitative tech work.

So many of us looked at big and mainstream and ad tech and surveillance tech today and said nope, and took our skills elsewhere.

This plants the seed of ‘do you really want this instability?’ Unsaid of course is that the people who are apparently thankful they said no to federal tech jobs to avoid such treatment, don’t feel empowered to also speak up about their poor treatment in the private sector. If you’ve been laid off by Meta the expectation is you’re still supposed to say thank you, I’m looking for new opportunities.

Federal government employees who have been treated poorly still have far more support than any private sector employee who has been laid off. Almost everyone is in a union, and there are lawyers that specialize in federal employment law.

This whole thing is about suppressing the power of labor.