Sorry my little Hackeronie. I'm afraid I'll be firing you now.
Not even an iota of professionalism.
Should’ve written the firing letter in the following style:
> Hackeronie, I'm vewy sowwy to infowm yu dat due to cuwwent economic challenges, ouw company has been facing diffwicult times. As a wesult, we have to make some hawd decisions, and unfowtunately, we need to wetch yu go.
> We tweasuwe youw contwibutions and effowts to the company, but fow ouw sustenance, we must wemode ouw stwuctuwe. Pwease know dis decision was not made lightly, and it in no way wefwects yu peawsonally.
> We hope yu undewstand the situation and yuw suwvivaw as well. We wish yu the best in finding new oppowtunities, and if ouw conditions impwove in the futuwe, we would be mowe than happy to weconsider yuw. Thanyu fow yuw time with us, Hackeronie. OwO
*notices your lack of employment*
Hackeroni sounds like a pasta, and I'm sure I'd meme the shit out of it if I worked there
I'm not a Hackeroni or a Twittarian- I'm an adult individual who exchanges time and skill for money.
I get paid as long as I'm useful. When I stop being useful the company has no qualms about me not being a Hackeroni or a Twittarian anymore.
From an outsider looking in on this one... I dunno. Firing your beloved hackeronies kind of grates.
There's not much middle ground between "try to have some fun at work because there's no reason not to" and "don't do something someone might take issue with". A completely sterile work environment isn't really any better, and for some it's definitely oppressive and worse.
Is it sometimes an intentional cult-building tactic? Definitely. Is it always? Heck no, people come up with in-group names all the time. Groups of all kinds develop their own terms and memes and whatnot, it's normal.
IBMer back in the day felt natural and inoffensive. But it was also pretty generic.
Organizations of even moderate size and it gets slapped on like a label on your forehead by management… and it starts to feel weird and insincere…. and as they trend towards cutie affectionate names it gets really creepy IMO.
Personally I prefer a little more professional disconnection.
It's when execs use it that it becomes idiotic and insufferable.
I never pushed back on it because I figured I'd just come across as a killjoy.
That said, management should really not be using those names.
I always say "____ employees" or "____ team members" because that's the culture of where I work.
“make it lean and bony”
Fired 12% of staff
And called them hackeronies
> lays off swaths of workers unceremoniously
> cuts back on perks
> bans political topics and other non-work conversation
> starts rigorously evaluating employees, "it's not stack ranking" but it's just as bad
Hang on, maybe old school professional office culture had a reason... To make people focus on work.
Boy, I sure wish that my current employer banned such conversations in the workplace. They make things really tense and uncomfortable.
I don't think companies like Walmart, McDonalds, JPMorgan, etc have nicknames for their employees. Does anyone know when this all started?
At some point, though, some companies started adopting such language in official communications. In my opinion, that's when it becomes cringe.
That's just basic logic.
Translation: we can't just dump people from one day too the next in these countries because of worker protection laws.
A company is not your friend.
To quote Bob Seger:
"I used her, she used me but neither one cared We were gettin' our share" - Night Moves
That is a corporate relationship. Nothing wrong with it. But always keep it in context... if ya ain't getting your share, go get it elsewhere.
They both know the rules... and they both are enjoying the profits.
If a company wants to make a major commitment to me, I commit back. But note: commitments come in the form of money and actions. Not talk.
If the company wants to have a fling... I consult by the hour too. :)
Mercenary attitude is the healthiest attitude there is. It’s not hypocritical, it’s not elusive it’s what it is.
> strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cutsie
But my use of it predates the internet. I suspect this is a regionalism.
That’s a big red flag in any company when they start labeling their employees like that.
This stuff is just so bizarrely funny at this point it feels like a self-aware postmodern joke.
does this mean the pentest industry as a whole is in decline? or did h1 over invest and is having a hangover now? or are competitors starting to drink their milkshake? or is shift left working?
i do also wonder how this affects their downstream contractors. “flours” to be consistent with their employee naming scheme.
thanks
