I mean working somewhere like Qualcomm or Microsoft when you care about FOSS, democracy, and the public commons, or a weapons manufacturer for a military that invades other countries and kills innocent people in their homes.
I mean working somewhere like Qualcomm or Microsoft when you care about FOSS, democracy, and the public commons, or a weapons manufacturer for a military that invades other countries and kills innocent people in their homes.
I wouldnt have the issue because i wouldnt take a job if it crossed my ethical or moral lines. You always have a choice.
I’m shocked at how many people are saying its fine. The options aren’t work at a place or starve. Why are we acting like there are no decent businesses and acting like you can’t start your own. Most companies arent bad, they just do standard boring everyday services.
You dont live in lockheedville where the only employer is Lockheed and they force you to design more efficient killchains or you’ll starve and die.
For some people it’s take that job or starve. It’s nice that you live somewhere that gives you options but for a lot of people the only places hiring are morally questionable.
Nah i dont agree. There are 10000s of jobs available in most places so I dont buy that. You may have to take a paycut or work a harder job but the option is there in most cases. You can always start your own little business.
Morally questionable is different that fundamental ethical disagreement. I feel that these are places you cannot work at. You’d be completely comprising your values which is fine you can technically still hold those values but it makes your values meaningless.
It would be like me saying that I’m against factory farming then working at a factory farm 40hr a week doing the exact thing I’m supposedly against. I’d have to ask myself am I really against this. Or working for ice under the trump admin. You have to admit that your value is meaningless there because when faced with the choice your values crumbed.