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		Handytinge on Oct 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitt... Since when is "not being a dick and doing the job you're paid to do" blnd devotion?

lifeformed on Nov 1, 2022 [–]

"I'm just doing my job" is a classic deflection of responsibility. If you do not believe your job is ethical or moral or compatible with your beliefs, then to continue to do it is indeed blind devotion. Just because you are paid to do it has nothing to do with what's right.

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