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I used to work at a startup. Whenever I was bored I'd write short essays about random bullshit. Everyone enjoyed reading them. Then I moved to corporate. I immediately learned that corporate tries to, above everything else, minimize conflict. This means that anyone seen as conflict initiator will be punished heavily. This means that if my essay could be considered even remotely offensive to any of thousands employees, it will be, and I'll have problems. I learned to keep my mouth shut.

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