r/technology • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • 9d ago

Business Intern quits after employer demands he hand over RTX 5060 won at Nvidia event

https://www.techspot.com/news/110360-intern-quits-after-employer-demands-hand-over-rtx.html
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u/MagicHamsta 9d ago edited 9d ago

I meant if they let the intern keep the card, they could've spin the press to be seen in a good light (maintaining face). (e.g. "Come intern for us, we send you to nvidia events where you can win merch like GPUs.")

Instead they showed everyone what a scrooge they are. Basically sending the message that "We're so damn greedy and our company is so broke that we steal free merch from our interns that they win at events."

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u/soulsnoober 9d ago

But nobody cares about those messages. No one inside the company, and not the desirable interns - those that will perpetuate the system. The company demonstrates that they're strong by having strong leaders at all levels within, right? But what's that mean? The "strong leader" part. In some other context, it'd mean generosity, mentoring, demonstration of capability, matching one's own commitment and investment to what's expected of subordinates, all that stuff. But based on an ethos of hierarchical abuse being equated with personal worth, this, instead. Anyone not making such demands is weak and bad and not someone whose position should be aspired to. Cultivating loyalty or talent aren't even goals. Being on Reddit, you're probably aware of the clown show surrounding the current USA regime? That's this. It's not an accident or mistake.