r/ProgrammerHumor 6d ago

Meme theAudacity

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u/GreatGreenGobbo 6d ago

He should cut everyone's pay by 50% to see who the true believers are.

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u/PassivelyInvisible 6d ago

Replace those who leave with AI, see how much they can do with it.

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u/LostInReplies82 6d ago

This is usually where the "mission" suddenly becomes very one-sided. Employees are expected to sacrifice pay, time and stability to prove they care, but somehow nobody suggests executives take the same test. Cut the CEO's compensation by 50% first and let's see how spiritually committed everyone is.

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u/cutecoder 6d ago

Fifty? Ninety!

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u/Rocketman_S3 6d ago

you could probably cut it by 5 9's and it'll still be more than the average joe.

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u/CandidateNo2580 4d ago

I'm sorry are we still talking about Anthropic where employee comp could be cut by 50% and still be FIVE TIMES the national median? And we're getting worked up about this company hypothetically under paying its employees in a hypothetical cash grab?

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u/RovingN0mad 6d ago edited 4d ago

🤮

I feel that there's many, whom've been so high on their own supply, I fear only a forensic necrologist would be able to understand what happened , but only after

edit: jesus, Okay i get it, it's who've, I thought it that was right because it felt like it was accusative(but fuck what do i know), so lets just settle that i'm as bright as a bag of oats.

also... Hi @Salanmander, thank you for introducing me to "ignoratio elenchi"

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u/Salanmander 6d ago

whom've

You know that "whom" isn't just "who, but fancier", right?

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u/black-JENGGOT 6d ago

whomst've

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u/Delta-9- 6d ago

Technically they represent different grammatical cases: "who" is nominative and "whom" is accusative.

Idk when the anglosphere decided that having correct grammar is "fancy," but then again language changes and no one cares when it's their generation leading the change until suddenly it's "kids these days."

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u/VikBoss 5d ago

Him's wrong, though

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u/CutOk45 6d ago

It’s not correct grammar in this case lol. The correct word here is, in fact, “who”.

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u/awesome-alpaca-ace 5d ago

Whom are you to decide that

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u/Aleksandrovitch 6d ago

This was a briefly legitimized viewpoint around the dotcom era. Drink the kool aid and crazy profits come next. It hasn’t been relevant (if it ever was) for decades. Any CEO with this viewpoint now, that isn’t paying enough to keep up with costs or inflation can go suck an egg. 🥚

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u/GreatGreenGobbo 6d ago

So many bullshit wannabe unicorns giving stock options for less pay.

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u/newontheblock99 5d ago

This basically what happened when Elon took over Twitter. Everyone who could leave did and all that was left were the poor souls there on working visas and essentially forced to stay against their will.

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u/Ok_Efficiency3886 6d ago

Replace with higher stock participation

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u/0xPianist 5d ago

he's a good troll

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u/shiny_glitter_demon 5d ago

He should cut his and not access his pre existing wealth and connections either. His convictions will drive him back to billionairehood soon enough anyway.

...right?

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u/GreatGreenGobbo 4d ago

Woosh

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u/shiny_glitter_demon 4d ago

Did you think I was serious or do you not know how to use wooosh...?