040: 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 Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Allison McMillan Adarsh Pandit

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Turns out children arrive with no manual. There's no coherent online tutorial. Between staying up to date with emerging technologies and balancing work and home life in an industry that often requires un-timeable bug fixes, on call schedules, and more, working parents are balancing a lot. Parents are also exploring additional technical issues like "screen time" or internet privacy, coming at these issues from a different perspective as technologists ourselves. We cover all of these topics and more using a panel of parents coming from diverse perspectives and a variety of technological backgrounds. We'll shine light onto these issues and provide a valuable food for thought for these folks. Want to ask a question that the panelists can discuss in an episode? Email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com. And if you're loving the podcast and want to support us, please visit our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev)!