<![CDATA[For the last 20 years, employees could accept the intense external criticism and awkward conversations with family and friends about working for a company named after J. R. R. Tolkien’s corrupting all-seeing orb.]]>

For the last 20 years, employees could accept the intense external criticism and awkward conversations with family and friends about working for a company named after J. R. R. Tolkien’s corrupting all-seeing orb. But a year into Trump’s second term, as Palantir deepens its relationship with an administration many workers fear is wreaking havoc at home, employees are finally raising these concerns internally, as the US’s war on immigrants, war in Iran, and even company-released manifestos has forced them to rethink the role they play in it all.

Maybe the name was a hint or something.
Palantir is the type of company who would side with Saruman against the hobbits.

Maybe Palantir should remember what happened to Sharkey and his minions.

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Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys

Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.

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One hobbit, Ted Sandyman, sides with the oppressors to his own personal benefit.

Sharkey is eventually attacked by his own disgruntled employee before the hobbits can deal with him. Being an immortal being, he doesn't die, but his physical form is destroyed.

Saruman was corrupted by Sauron through his Palantir (that's an oversimplification, yes I know).

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