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groundloop

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12. That's an easy thing to say, but certainly not so easy for those people to go without a paycheck while finding new jobs.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 11:43 AM

Dec 2024

The rich owners know that they've got employees between a rock and a hard place. I've been in that situation before, working for a total asshole who was unethical but I didn't feel like I could simply up and quit because in my case precious few companies hire engineers who are in their 50s.

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