No offense, but was this written a decade ago? All of that stuff is long, long gone.
> demanding 80 hour weeks under the guise of "passion."
Not my experience at all. From startups to big tech/FAANG, silicon valley and otherwise. Never been asked for an 80 hour week, nor seen anyone work one. I can count on one hand the times that a manager has explicitly asked me to work late in the 16 years I've been doing this professionally.
> If you’re not pulling all-nighters, you’re "not committed."
Not reality.
> If you’re not answering Slack messages at midnight, you’re "not a team player."
Not reality.
> This culture is toxic, and it’s only getting worse.
By what measure?
> this industry is not your friend. It’s a machine, and unless we start organizing, it’s going to keep grinding us down. It’s time to talk about unionizing tech jobs.
And yet, I'm still all for this. I just don't appreciate the silly hyperbole about the state of the world.