I mean working somewhere like Qualcomm or Microsoft when you care about FOSS, democracy, and the public commons, or a weapons manufacturer for a military that invades other countries and kills innocent people in their homes.

  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    312·
    12 days ago

    I envy the folks here who can lay their morals out on the table without having to sacrifice a roof or food on the table. Must be nice.

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
      151·
      12 days ago

      It’s never an easy decision to make and often you simply don’t have the resources to make it immediately; but if the work you do is immoral/unethical, your goal should be to remove yourself as soon as reasonably possible.

      That said; sometimes even the need to provide for one’s self or family doesn’t outweigh the horrible things we’re asked to do. Where exactly that line is we’re unlikely to agree on; but in those situations sacrifices must be made.

      You always have a choice, and it’s our choices that define us.

    • naught101@lemmy.world
      6·
      12 days ago

      I get the vibe that it’s a lot easier if you’re not in the US. I guess there are a few worse countries as well…

      • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
        3·
        12 days ago

        That’s by design. It’s why regulations that give power to workers never pass, because it’s actually let emplyees apply pressure on their employees to be ethical, and employers don’t want that

    • bizarroland@lemmy.worldEnglish
      515·
      12 days ago

      I mean, if you find yourself in that situation, the ideal scenario would be that you exit that situation as quickly as possible.

      So far, no free Americans are required to work for an evil corporation. And as far as I’m aware, most other countries do not force their laborers to work for evil corporations.

      So looking for a new job is an option.

      The next best scenario would be that you do everything you can to work ineffectively and waste their resources in just such a way as that they cannot fire you so that you, bit by bit, contribute to toppling their evil system.