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Shopify just laid off 20% of employees, among which many were way more impactful than me.
The main reason I'm still there is randomness, not merit.
This is the first time I witness a major layoff first hand in a company I'm part of. It's really weird.
As a student, I read about the ROWE movement (Results Only Work Environment). It was before the remote work trend and I could only dream about it. Today I work in such an environment where nobody gives a shit how much I work. All that matters is my impact and my results.
To make an analogy with sports, who cares how much a player trains or not? All that matters is their performance in the game.
@cl3mcg @bnjbvr_en Actually, I don't know, since they created an account for me 5 years ago, so I never had to try myself. It's the general perception I see from people on Twitter who complain about how they feel they need to be tech-savvy to onboard on Mastodon. Or make unusual decisions like choosing an instance.
But true or not, I think this perception is pushing many people away from actually trying. I wonder what could be done to improve this perception.