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This probably isn't the best phrasing: > It sounds like you had a really bad experience, which of course is your prerogative. Sharing it might be someone's pr
by mentat 10y ago
This probably isn't the best phrasing:
> It sounds like you had a really bad experience, which of course is your prerogative.
Sharing it might be someone's prerogative but labelling their experience this way doesn't feel up to HN standards.
- kelukelugames 10y agoIt's fine, I'm pretty sure I know the guy. I think he's an engineering manager. Managers like him are why so few are willing to speak up. People get defensive real quick. See the video posted below. He knows my facebook account so I don't see how he thinks I'm trying to stay anonymous. Though I'm flattered he read thousands of my tweets to find the four or five about Redfin.
- xenophon 10y agoI am not an engineering manager -- and for what it's worth, not a manager at all, just a regular old line employee (or was until a few months ago). As I said, I'm just an ex-Redfinnian who is a minority and experienced an environment that is very different from what you describe, which made me very curious to understand the gap between our experiences -- and if I'm being completely honest, eager to defend a company which has been generally wonderful to me with regards to fostering an inclusive and safe work environment, and unequivocally not one that "retaliates" in the manner you describe.
- kelukelugames 10y agoOkay, so you worked there after me. When I started, devs still checked sex jokes into the code base. Just one of the many things I tried to fix. You are welcome, I guess?
- xenophon 10y agoYou're right that it isn't the best word choice -- I meant to say that it's not my place or anyone else's to comment on the lived experience of an individual at or with an institution. What I take issue with is generalizing a subjective experience to color and characterize an entire institution.