Exposing the Dark Side and Brutal Realities of Big Tech

Behind the curtain of big tech: A no-nonsense exploration into the unseen realities

Usman Aslam
3 min readMay 29, 2024
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Hey there, tech wanderers! Ready to peel back the glossy veneer of Big Tech and get real about what’s really going on?

Buckle up because I’m about to spill the beans on the not-so-pretty side of the Silicon Valley dream.

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Let’s cut to the chase and jump right into the brutal realities of these big tech companies, shall we?

1. The ‘innovative’ sweatshops

Ever wonder how those groundbreaking apps and gadgets are made?

Well, it’s not all sleek offices and bean bags. Big Tech’s dirty secret?

Behind those innovation posters, you’ve got employees burning the midnight oil, facing insane deadlines, and dealing with workloads that can make your head spin.

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Usman Aslam

Ex-Amazonian, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS, 12x AWS Certified. ❤️ Tech, Cloud, Programming, Data Science, AI/ML, Software Development, and DevOps. Join me 🤝