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The two guys joked to themselves about dongles at a conference when a woman (not part of the conversation) took offense and tweeted about it in real time. The m
by dghughes 7y ago
The two guys joked to themselves about dongles at a conference when a woman (not part of the conversation) took offense and tweeted about it in real time. The men were escorted out and both lost their jobs.
https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spiraled-way-out-of-control/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spirale...
And not quite related but somewhat. Here in Canada a man named Lorne Grabher has had a custom license plate GRABHER lost it due to a single complaint.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/grabher-licence-plate-heads-to-nova-scotia-supreme-court-1.5108121 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/grabher-licence-p...
- vkou 7y agoThat's not an isolated accusation of something inappropriate that happened behind closed doors. That's a verified (By all parties involved) example of unprofessional behavior in a professional, public space. When you attend a conference with a laptop plastered with corporate stickers, you represent your employer. Try to act like a professional, when you do so. And you're seriously grasping at straws with that second link.
- bjourne 7y agoYour examples aren't related. The first is about a joke and the second about a license plate. In neither case was it it the ACCUSATION that ruined careers.