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a better technique would probably have been to apologize to techcrunch for telling them the wrong thing, and then asking to take it down. as opposed to telling

a better technique would probably have been to apologize to techcrunch for telling them the wrong thing, and then asking to take it down. as opposed to telling arrington that he misunderstood.

cglee 16y ago
I've met so many of these management types who come in during the middle of a crisis and just demand things be fixed. Those are the worst, and one of my coworkers termed it "pigeon management" - they fly in, shit all over the place, and then fly away. Roth sounds like he pigeon managed the situation (from this one-sided account).
- aarongough 16y ago
  I laughed pretty hard when I read the definition you gave for 'pigeon management'. That's one of those phrases that perfectly sums up what can otherwise be difficult to explain..
  - dhimes 16y ago
    ...also known in some circles as "seagull management."
    - edster 16y ago
      we always called it seagull management too. Especially when the manager makes an appearance, eats all the "snacks" around the office and then shits all over everything before taking off.
megablast 16y ago
That would be admitting you are wrong. You can never admit you are wrong, it makes you look weak. If you look weak, you will not get anywhere. This is really how some people think.
- abalashov 16y ago
  In the testosterone-crazed and liability-ridden culture of corporate America, this viewpoint is consistent with the rest of the universe.
- hitonagashi 16y ago
  If you admit you are wrong in paper/email, isn't it entirely possible that you can then be quoted on it later in an accusation of negligence? In this specific instance for example, wouldn't admitting you are wrong in an email to Arrington immediately give him a solid case to defend himself with in the event he chose not to take it down?
  - holygoat 16y ago
    Quite possibly… but which course of action is the most likely to succeed in getting the post quietly pulled? "Hey Michael, sorry about this, but some wires got crossed on our end. My bad. Apparently…" or "Hey Michael, you screwed up. You better pull that post or else." ?
jimbokun 16y ago
He used the word "miscommunication" not "misunderstood." To me, miscommunication leaves open the possibility that they told him the wrong thing, but did not mean to do so. All in all, I found the emails fairly polite (though somewhat panicky). Isn't this also the guy who involved in a huge "miscommunication" over the Crunch Pad? It's suspicious that Arrington is repeatedly on the receiving end of miscommunications, no?

a better technique would probably have been to apologize to techcrunch for telling them the wrong thing, and then asking to take it down. as opposed to telling arrington that he misunderstood.

cglee 16y ago

I've met so many of these management types who come in during the middle of a crisis and just demand things be fixed. Those are the worst, and one of my coworkers termed it "pigeon management" - they fly in, shit all over the place, and then fly away. Roth sounds like he pigeon managed the situation (from this one-sided account).

aarongough 16y ago
I laughed pretty hard when I read the definition you gave for 'pigeon management'. That's one of those phrases that perfectly sums up what can otherwise be difficult to explain..
- dhimes 16y ago
  ...also known in some circles as "seagull management."
  - edster 16y ago
    we always called it seagull management too. Especially when the manager makes an appearance, eats all the "snacks" around the office and then shits all over everything before taking off.

megablast 16y ago

That would be admitting you are wrong. You can never admit you are wrong, it makes you look weak. If you look weak, you will not get anywhere. This is really how some people think.

abalashov 16y ago
In the testosterone-crazed and liability-ridden culture of corporate America, this viewpoint is consistent with the rest of the universe.
hitonagashi 16y ago
If you admit you are wrong in paper/email, isn't it entirely possible that you can then be quoted on it later in an accusation of negligence? In this specific instance for example, wouldn't admitting you are wrong in an email to Arrington immediately give him a solid case to defend himself with in the event he chose not to take it down?
- holygoat 16y ago
  Quite possibly… but which course of action is the most likely to succeed in getting the post quietly pulled? "Hey Michael, sorry about this, but some wires got crossed on our end. My bad. Apparently…" or "Hey Michael, you screwed up. You better pull that post or else." ?

jimbokun 16y ago

He used the word "miscommunication" not "misunderstood." To me, miscommunication leaves open the possibility that they told him the wrong thing, but did not mean to do so. All in all, I found the emails fairly polite (though somewhat panicky). Isn't this also the guy who involved in a huge "miscommunication" over the Crunch Pad? It's suspicious that Arrington is repeatedly on the receiving end of miscommunications, no?