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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9449958" data-attributes="member: 7035894">First, this tweet did not actually say anything mean about a specific corporation. It said something mean about &quot;shareholders&quot; in general. Perhaps the underlying assumptions of capitalism. He's intentionally vague. I interpreted him as basically saying &quot;It feels good to stop working for evil (corporate America) and start working for good (public service).&quot; My spouse is a public servant, so I'm sympathetic, though they would be the first to tell you that not everyone who works in government is a shining paragon of humanity.Basically, he's virtue signalling.I'm pretty sure that not talking trash about your former employers and employees is not some recent creation of corporate America. For me, it falls into the category of &quot;being a mature adult.&quot;&nbsp; It's one thing if you are reacting to a specific injustice. But if I apply for a new job I would expect my bosses to not publicly trash me, even if we weren't best buds at the water cooler, and I extend the same courtesy.If he had posted something specific, like, &quot;it feels good to be leaving a job where a bunch of co-workers were laid off as a result of a poor earnings report,&quot; I don't think anyone would worry about it. But that wouldn't get much discussion going, and he's a spin doctor, so we get a juicier tweet to stir things up.I would caution him, though, that mass layoffs happen in government, too. A lot. We've had to live through our share of disruption.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9449958, member: 7035894"] First, this tweet did not actually say anything mean about a specific corporation. It said something mean about "shareholders" in general. Perhaps the underlying assumptions of capitalism. He's intentionally vague. I interpreted him as basically saying "It feels good to stop working for evil (corporate America) and start working for good (public service)." My spouse is a public servant, so I'm sympathetic, though they would be the first to tell you that not everyone who works in government is a shining paragon of humanity. Basically, he's virtue signalling. I'm pretty sure that not talking trash about your former employers [I]and employees[/I] is not some recent creation of corporate America. For me, it falls into the category of "being a mature adult." It's one thing if you are reacting to a specific injustice. But if I apply for a new job I would expect my bosses to not publicly trash me, even if we weren't best buds at the water cooler, and I extend the same courtesy. If he had posted something specific, like, "it feels good to be leaving a job where a bunch of co-workers were laid off as a result of a poor earnings report," I don't think anyone would worry about it. But that wouldn't get much discussion going, and he's a spin doctor, so we get a juicier tweet to stir things up. I would caution him, though, that mass layoffs happen in government, too. A lot. We've had to live through our share of disruption. [/QUOTE]

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