Is this really a surprise to anyone? Donglegate really hit home that if you get the wrong people on Twitter mad, they will make life hell for you[1]. You might

Is this really a surprise to anyone? Donglegate really hit home that if you get the wrong people on Twitter mad, they will make life hell for you[1]. You might agree that a dongle joke is inappropriate, but the entire backlash on all sides was massively overblown and led to 3 people being fired. If you make the wrong statement to the wrong person at the wrong time, you might be on the wrong end of an outrage mob. This doesn't even include the messy optics of a man and woman meeting at odd hours in private settings for mentoring meetings. If a nosy third-party decides to speak up on someone else's behalf all of the above still applies, even if its all above board and neither party has an issue. Better to just keep all meetings with people you don't know or don't trust entirely professional and kept within the workplace. [1] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/pycon-2013-sexism-dongle-richards/ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/pycon-2013-sexis...