Early 2000s profitable startups gave their handful of workers novel perks/freedom. These cos/their workplace culture got big. Late 2010s tech labor gained power + made demands. Now a hint of recession = excuse to break promises/reestablish dominance over workers. It's not about $
@Mer__edith DHHs hate filled blog post about taking power from "entitled" tech workers was clearly putting out what a lot of the c-suite class in tech were talking between each other.