Show threadbs2Feb 6, 2024
> Purdue Pharma's story isn't unique. Many of the largest corporations in the U.S. got involved in the opioid business and have paid large sums to settle a wave of lawsuits linked to the crisis.
> Late last month, four #Fortune50 companies — #AmerisourceBergen, #CardinalHealth, Johnson & #JohnsonAndMcKesson — agreed to a deal worth roughly $26 billion.
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/10/1085174528/sackler-opioid-victims
#TheCorporation #BigPharma #PurduePharma
usagi brohimboFeb 10, 2023

One of the more challenging things about working at a #Fortune50 #IT department was your manager coming by when you're absolutely *killing it* slinging code, to say:

"The mandatory fun meeting is in 5 minutes... You're coming, right?"

The few times (just before I quit), where I had privilege of saying: "Nah, fuck that shit", were pretty liberating.