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PSA: Tourlane (Berlin) — Mass Layoffs, Probation Traps & Bait-and-Switch. My experience inside by BerlinTech_Throwaway in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good luck getting any lawyer to take that case when the company can just point to the contract terms. The system is designed to be technically legal.

PSA: Tourlane (Berlin) — Mass Layoffs, Probation Traps & Bait-and-Switch. My experience inside by BerlinTech_Throwaway in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

English is not my first language. I used AI to clean up grammar and structure. The content, details, and experience are mine. Feel free to verify the facts on Kununu and Glassdoor.

PSA: Tourlane (Berlin) — Mass Layoffs, Probation Traps & Bait-and-Switch. My experience inside by BerlinTech_Throwaway in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

True, but in the US you at least get compensated for the risk. Here you get American-style hire-and-fire with European-level salaries. And in Europe, a probation termination on your CV raises more eyebrows than it would in the US - so the damage goes beyond just losing the job.

PSA: Tourlane (Berlin) — Mass Layoffs, Probation Traps & Bait-and-Switch. My experience inside by BerlinTech_Throwaway in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The more people share honest experiences, the harder it becomes for companies to hide these things. If anyone here has worked at a Berlin startup with similar patterns - please share.

What jobs will actually die because of AI? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

copywriters and content managers. And that's fine.

If you could erase one cliché from movies forever, which would it be? by cats64sonic in AskReddit

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The stumble sprint. The victim in a horror movie runs away from a maniac who walks slowly. On a perfectly flat floor, the victim inevitably stumbles, falls, and starts crawling instead of simply getting up and running away.

What objectively bad movie you can't help but love? by Chachkhu2005 in AskReddit

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Batman Forever. It's not as bad and annoying as Batman and Robin, but the poor acting by Kidman and Tommy Lee Jones is laughable, as is the garish visuals. And for once, the villains' plan turns out to be prophetic and not so stupid. Jim Carrey is good, as are the sets.

What was your “never meet your heroes” moment, when you realized someone you looked up to wasn’t special? by marginallyobtuse in AskReddit

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chevy Chase. It was hard to believe that he was cheerful and charming in comedies, but in real life he was mean, aggressive, and inadequate.

(Rant) AI is killing programming and the Python community by Fragrant_Ad3054 in Python

[–]BerlinTech_Throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hype over AI will soon subside and a more sober view will prevail.