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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻“Canva co-founder <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MelaniePerkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MelaniePerkins</a> wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canva</a>’s official <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AIGuidelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIGuidelines</a>, two months after it axed the majority of its <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechnicalWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnicalWriters</a> division and directed <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineers</a> to complete the bulk of their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tasks</a> using <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AITools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AITools</a>.The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/automated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#automated</a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> of these <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reviews</a>.A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the(No dissent tolerated) “We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.“Our <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/investmentstrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investmentstrategy</a> in this space aren’t about <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/replacing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#replacing</a> our TEAM’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/judgement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judgement</a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creativity</a>, or <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/craft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#craft</a>, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product. Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top & bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company. No wonder the technical staff are looking at <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Unions</a>. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff. 🦾🤖🦿<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteCollar</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technical</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Union</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUnion</a> <<a href="https://archive.md/w4nlJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/w4nlJ</a>> / <<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl</a>>

toolbear#🪧Ethan Marcotte's announcement for YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION: <a href="https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-deserve-a-tech-union-book/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-deserve-a-tech-union-book/</a>Hello again <a href="https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@beep</a>. My January picket fell through; however, I organized my thoughts into a draft outline and a patient friend and Netflix employee let me practice on them. Progress! Rescheduling to Leap Day is giving me a good feeling ✨Thanks for your book. I'm 50% finished with my first read.When I learned about your book it was the droplet that tipped me into action 🙏<a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUnion</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/YouDeserveATechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouDeserveATechUnion</a>

toolbear#🪧If you're a Netflix employee and are comfortable connecting me with either the Trans or LGBTQ ERGs regarding a collective action thing, please reply or DM.I would like to discuss a visit to Los Gatos campus on Leap Day (Thu, Feb 29th, 2024) to talk with anyone interested about Netflix workers forming a Tech Union. I'll give you a copy of Ethan Marcotte's book if you give me an assist getting in touch with an ERG representative ✨<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union-ethan-marcotte/20400532?ean=9781952616600" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union-ethan-marcotte/20400532?ean=9781952616600</a><a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netflix</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Union</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUnion</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LeapDay2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeapDay2024</a>

toolbear#🪧<a href="https://fire.asta.lgbt/@aud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@aud</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@lkngrrr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lkngrrr</a> I’m also interested.I’m also curious about the possibility of forming a <a href="https://union.place/tags/ConsumerUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsumerUnion</a> around email services. Some form of collective action to punch above our weight when it comes to the enclosure of email infrastructure by big tech.FastMail is forming a <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUnion</a>. We can encourage <a href="https://union.place/tags/ProtonMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtonMail</a> to do the same. We can lobby on our own and through them. Anti-trust scrutiny on Google & Microsoft is relatively high right now.<a href="https://union.place/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Email</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Unions</a>

Stef WalterYou Deserve a Tech Union not sure what to offer a friend working in Tech? I think <a href="https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@beep</a>’s book would be great (especially with current end of the year layoffs and all) <a href="https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union</a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUnion</a> <a href="https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union</a>

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