Ethics and Leaving a Job

Parent Driven Development
Episode 040 Pressure and Considerations Around Leaving a Job for Ethical Reasons.
00:20 Welcome
We discuss what it's like to work for a company that you may not agree with their ethics
The difficult decisions and thoughts when you have a family and dependents counting on you
00:55 Examples of companies dealing with ethical controversy
Companies working with ICE, kickstarter
Ethical clients, customers, organizers, labor oriented - who’s responsible?
02:34 Technology, good or evil?
Surveillance
Hyper aware of indications within our jobs and technology
Being in the tech industry, able to create foundational tech communication - bonus
US culture is more politically aware within the last few years
06:40 Being more involved
Lessons of the past
Minority identity
What are we if we don’t participate
09:30 Support and encouragement to leave a job, things to consider
Financial decisions play a huge role
Putting family at financial risk
Healthcare
Retirement benefits
16:44 Inflexible costs of leaving a job
Childcare
Extra childcare - nannies livelihood
Donation makeup for moral indications
19:35 What can we do?
Don’t public shame others
Leaving a role is instant, but long term change takes time
Use your voice for what you support
Vote with your wallet
28:15 Genius / Fail moments
Allison's son gets groovy with techno in the AM
Adarsh’s son is back in the hospital from another day at the park..
The monkey bars!
Kids are being taught how to talk about their feelings #hugeWin
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Panel
Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p)
Adarsh Pandit (https://twitter.com/adarshp)

Parent Driven Development

Episode 040 Pressure and Considerations Around Leaving a Job for Ethical Reasons.

00:20 Welcome

We discuss what it's like to work for a company that you may not agree with their ethics
The difficult decisions and thoughts when you have a family and dependents counting on you

00:55 Examples of companies dealing with ethical controversy

Companies working with ICE, kickstarter
Ethical clients, customers, organizers, labor oriented - who’s responsible?

02:34 Technology, good or evil?

Surveillance
Hyper aware of indications within our jobs and technology
Being in the tech industry, able to create foundational tech communication - bonus
US culture is more politically aware within the last few years

06:40 Being more involved

Lessons of the past
Minority identity
What are we if we don’t participate

09:30 Support and encouragement to leave a job, things to consider

Financial decisions play a huge role
Putting family at financial risk
Healthcare
Retirement benefits

16:44 Inflexible costs of leaving a job

Childcare
Extra childcare - nannies livelihood
Donation makeup for moral indications

19:35 What can we do?

Don’t public shame others
Leaving a role is instant, but long term change takes time
Use your voice for what you support
Vote with your wallet

28:15 Genius / Fail moments

Allison's son gets groovy with techno in the AM
Adarsh’s son is back in the hospital from another day at the park..
The monkey bars!
Kids are being taught how to talk about their feelings #hugeWin

Follow & Support

Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected].

Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.

Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community.

Panel

Allison McMillan

Adarsh Pandit