Ask HN: Do you have specific industries that you would never work for?
Do you have any fields, industries or even specific entities that would you never consider working for?
If so what are your objections?
If so what are your objections?
I wouldn't necessarily have qualms working for the military as such (although I'd have to think about it in each specific case), which of course is at least somewhat paradoxical given that I wouldn't work for weapons manufacturers. While often politically controversial, the military also provides a useful - and probably and unfortunately necessary - service to society.
Gambling because the products and services the industry provides often not only don't benefit the customer but often are downright detrimental to their well-being. One could argue though that brick-and-mortar casinos at least sell an exciting experience, so the case might not be as clear-cut as with online gambling, for example.
Finally, scam industries such as homoeopathy (which unfortunately is rather widespread in Europe) because their products don't benefit the customer.
I hate the product, as a software engineer it's not stimulating, and I want to stay away from it as long as I can.
to be fair I'm young and have no children so it's easy to say no to them. If I had kids or otherwise needed a job and those were the only options I might think differently. hopefully it never comes to that
But I'm not against working for any government, just any that's involved in a non democratic society.
Obviously also any industry involved in pushing malware to the public too, since those adware programs have to come from somwhere.
And I guess scammers/pseudoscience peddlers as well. Would never get involved with a company pushing anti vax stuff, creationism/intelligent design, stuff like homeopathy and alternative medicine, etc.