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Shopify Employee Breaks NDA To Reveal Firm Quietly Replacing Laid Off Workers With AI (thedeepdive.ca)
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Shopify Employee Breaks NDA To Reveal Firm Quietly Replacing Laid Off Workers With AI::In a Twitter thread, a Shopify (TSX: SHOP) employee has broken their non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to shed light on the

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[–] EfficaciousSkink 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn it. My shop has used Shopify for years. One reason I chose it was the excellent customer service and help I received as a new small business owner.

Greedy people at the top of companies are always trying to squeeze more money out of their operation, to the detriment of everyone.

Perhaps employees should co-own the companies they work for so they can be part of the decision-making process.

[–] krashmo 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But then who would get to own the yacht? No, that just won't do.

[–] EfficaciousSkink 7 points 1 year ago

Everyone would share the yacht? Like a timeshare.

[–] AbidanYre 5 points 1 year ago

The orcas?