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Hi fishes,
How is the wlb in Amex?
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Yes, it was actually a product for an industry I didn't agree with. I excused myself from the project and recommended one of my coworkers that I knew didn't have the same concerns. If it is truly unethical, it is important to bring that up to the organization. Sometimes they are not aware of the unintended consequences that could occur if others feel the same.
Yes, and I refused to do it. They can let me go for all they want. I will not do anything that I know that is unethical, illegal, or in my conscious that I know is wrong. I will not and can not do it.
Where you at, my Wells Fargo peeps?
Omg yes!!! I ended up leaving - but took me 6 months. First I was just really uncomfortable with what I was being asked to do but couldn’t figure out that it was purely unethical. The business was implementing dark patterns to make the customer underutilise because of friction in the product.
When I would bring up concerns in meetings I noticed two things: a. The response line was that it was ‘normal’ for businesses to make profit off of underutilisation (the business was a subscription model) and 2. I was the only one in the room who would speak up. After the meetings ppl would call me and tell me that they’re also uncomfortable but wouldn’t dare to speak up in front of leadership.
Once I realized that there’s no discussion to be had and this was direction of the company (I tried speaking with the CEO and was told that this is a time to ‘shut up and do what I’m told’) - so I ended up leaving the company within 6 months of that meeting. Took time to figure out next steps and I wasn’t in a place where I could afford to just quit.
Was traumatic but ultimately I learned a ton from the experience since it forced me to recognise the dissonance and do something about it.
My advice to you - document everything. When the time comes for you to leave the company will be incentivised to give you a package so you’re not a liability for them.