- I was hired in the latter half of 2022, and the COVID-19 policy of Micron seemed far too restrictive and unscientific. Before being hired, I had to provide proof of vaccination. Despite being vaccinated, however, all employees were required to fill out a daily health survey, describing how we felt that day as well as other details. This daily survey, in addition to mandatory testing twice a week and masking when walking throughout the workplace, was an inconvenience that made the workplace less enjoyable. Please note: this policy is NO LONGER in place at Micron, being removed about a month after my hire, but it could possibly happen again in the case of another spike in COVID-19 or any other health situation deemed an emergency. Overall, this policy did not appear to respect the individual agency of thousands of bright, logical engineers who are capable of making well-informed decisions themselves, and it seemed to be more about signaling to the world how "safe" we were during the pandemic. - Particularly noticeable at the beginning of my hire (during the introductory trainings) was the company's focus on diversity. It made me feel like the company was making decisions based on the "color of [the employees'] skin", and other labels, rather than on the "content of their character".
