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Samsung chair imprisoned and 24 others found guilty in union-busting case

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390 points AndrewDucker | 1 comments | 18 Dec 19 19:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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contingencies ◴[18 Dec 19 23:47 UTC] No.21830707[source]▶
~2010 I worked at Samsung headquarters for a week or so. Other than the backstabbing corporate nature of the place, the degree to which employee autonomy was reduced in all ways (residential situation, transportation, highly regimented schedule, physical security inspections) was shocking. Very glad to leave.
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WilTimSon ◴[19 Dec 19 01:37 UTC] No.21831310[source]▶
Do you mean you were there as an independent contractor or something or did you actually get hired and then quit that fast due to how unbearable it was?

I'm surprised to hear about how awful the situation in the company is, never realized Samsung was quite that bad. Really disheartening, especially since I'm a big fan of their devices as a mass-produced option. Might look into some alternatives now.

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1. lozaning ◴[19 Dec 19 02:27 UTC] No.21831549[source]▶
If you work for a Samsung subsidiary, SEA or SRA being the most likely if you're US based, you'll likely end up making the trip to Suwoon at least once a year for various workshops. It's entirely likely they went over for a week and then came back once the workshop was over.