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I am not going to choose a week every quarter to do something that is not going to help me towards career goals I have.

In which case, if it was up to me, and it is not, obviously, I’d open a short discussion about goals, and if we couldn’t find a common ground, would write down “culture fit” and wish you better happiness somewhere else.



If there are enough engineers who do not want to be forced to do chores unrelated to what they excel at, what they don't see benefitting their lives and what has dangers to their mental health it is likely you won't have many to build your video platform left.

Why should engineer choose this culture compared to other cultures where he can just build things and provide value at what they are best at?

Knowing other engineers most would avoid such activities where they can't use their skills valuably like a plague.

Also you would lose goal/results oriented people. The ones who are best at reaching those goals are the ones who can not stand doing anything that does not align woth those goals.


you won't have many to build your video platform left.

I’m not building a video platform. It’s already there. I’m just, totally hypocritically, fixing the company that operates it.


"I’m not building a video platform. It’s already there. I’m just, totally hypocritically, fixing the company that operates it."

Are you saying there is no more work left to do?

What about improving algorithms that can moderate those PTSD causing media themselves so it would not be a problem in the first place.

Are you claiming that YouTube does not have a need for engineers at all because the product is already available for public?




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