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> has there been any factory floor, farm, private or government office where things have been different?

If anything, then the concern would be "out of the frying pan and into the fire", i.e., leaving tech because of real problems in the industry, but then finding it just as bad or worse in other fields.

Does anyone know of anecdotes where someone says "I left tech because of discrimination, but it was way worse in this other industry, so I returned?"

And yes - I agree that parts of the tech industry are quite progressive. It sounds like (not just from this article) that other parts are quite not.

>>adamse+(OP)
> Does anyone know of anecdotes where someone says "I left tech because of discrimination, but it was way worse in this other industry, so I returned?"

Office Space ?

Hard to believe that movie is almost two decades old now.

>>domino+p2
Didn’t the main character not return to tech and end up in construction? And none of his buddies left tech because of the toxic environment ... they were let go. Forgive me if I misunderstood your comment.

And yeah, it’s hard to believe it’s been that long. And it’s an awesome movie

>>domino+p2
> Office Space ?

Funky anecdote coming up.

We went to see Office Space when it was in the cinemas, after having heard a number of good things about it. There were 8 of us. 7, myself included, kept bursting into laughter throughout the film. The last one didn't really register.

When we walked out, the silent one quipped: "I don't get how that was supposed to be funny. I see that same stuff at work every day."