There are many large and #serious#problems in the world. Many people are victimized by the #system in a thousand different ways. This is not their story; it is not about their problems, but this should not be seen as minimizing them.
I'd like to talk about something a little closer to home: #employee#abuse in the #tech field. I've been in this field for <mumble> years and worked for tiny companies, medium consulting companies, large orgs, and as a one-man independent contractor.
#Tip for managers holding these "optional" sessions: if more than half of your employees are attending the optional #training, or if #attendance is heavily skewed in favour of #younger and/or more #junior employees, then from their point of view, it isn't optional.
Managers who don't see this are also the type who have "open-door" #policies, but who report very few employees coming to them with problems and questions, from which they derive the #conclusion that everything is hunky-dory.