A Reader Asks How to Avoid Working for Evil
Interesting, from reading her post you&#x27;d think it&#x27;s a real challenge to avoid working in a company that will eventually become evil. My first thought was that there is a failure in the system if it inevitably leads companies to become evil as they grow (maybe a failure of government?).<p>But then I realized looking back at my career, I have not worked for any evil companies to my knowledge, at least not cartoonishly evil. It seems most of the companies she mentions have one thing in common, they are by the bay, part of a local system that&#x27;s one of the economic engines of the U.S and favours growth over any other considerations, including ethics.<p>So my conclusion from this post would be, if it matters to you, don&#x27;t work in the bay? There are many industries beside software where good software engineers are needed and you can do good, challenging, and very innovative work &quot;to make the world a better place&quot;.