Laid-off Google employees turn to Discord server with 18,000 members for support

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-employees-discord-emotional-support-financial-advice-job-2023-2

by cebert • 3 years ago

37 8 3 years ago

hypothesis• 3 years ago

I feel like it was a missed opportunity for BigCo to showcase their in-house AI by providing chat support for said laid off people.

mulligan• 3 years ago

this would be the headline: "callous tech company lays off tech company then trials unvetted chat bots on them"

along with all the examples of it giving awful advice

shiroyacha• 3 years ago

I think it's worse than just fire by email lol

KennyBlanken• 3 years ago

From what I've heard, many tech companies are slashing perks and benefits.

Was this discord server made available to all the chefs and masseuses and personal trainers and cleaners and van drivers that are losing their jobs, after living in RVs and vans near the campus?

crmrc114• 3 years ago

Pretty disappointed it's not signal or Mastodon or literally anything other than Discord.

water-your-self• 3 years ago

Why would google employees know how to use mastodon?

matt-attack• 3 years ago

Curious why?

Shakahs• 3 years ago

There is some irony in this as Discord runs on Google Cloud.

Laid-off Google employees turn to Discord server with 18,000 members for support

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