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The real scandal here is that GitHub apparently calls their employees "Hubbers".
by csande17 7y ago
The real scandal here is that GitHub apparently calls their employees "Hubbers".
- reificator 7y agoCutesy names for your employees/coworkers always comes off as creepy and cult like to me. Huge red flag when choosing where to work.
- mellosouls 7y agoAgree, it's a bit like being at school and having the teacher who wanted you to call him by his first name instead of Mr Whatever. It's a bit David Brent/Michael Scott, probably quite well meaning but a bit off.
- askl83 7y agoSo every venture-backed company in SF/SV? I agree I hate it, but there are some companies that do it more jokingly than others.
- zzzcpan 7y agoIt's the same thing as giving fandoms names, pretty manipulative and creepy.
- askl83 7y agoI agree - the reason why companies do this is because creating a unified culture, which this falls under, makes it easier to manage your rank-and-file. Personally I avoid companies that talk about "culture" ad nauseam.
- CameronBarre 7y agoPersonally, I agree. I love working with other people, but NOT under those circumstances!
- darkr 7y agoI don’t know, it works quite well for us here at Dickey’s
- mellosouls 7y agoIt's better than "Gits".
- CameronBarre 7y agoYou mean gitters? Or even go-gitters?
- dillonmckay 7y agoHubbies?
- CameronBarre 7y agoHubbits, not to be confused with hobbits.
- swalsh 7y agoif I had to cherry-pick just one, that's probably not the one i'd choose. But I might need to rebase my priorities.
- neogodless 7y agoI shouldn't blame you, but maybe branch off to a better phrase like "the one I'd commit to."
- SamuelAdams 7y agoWhy not just "Colleagues"?
- rhizome 7y agoWhen would a team name even be used? Just for those who don't have one yet. I'll tell you where: executive emails to allhands. So because CxO time is so valuable, everybody gets a team identity. I think Gavin de Becker wrote somehting about this.
- stunt 7y agoGithubers could be a natural choice.