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Candice Ciresi (aforementioned director) commented: "As I believe GitLab is engaging in discriminatory and retaliatory behavior, I have tendered my resignation.

by rdslw 7y ago

Candice Ciresi (aforementioned director) commented: "As I believe GitLab is engaging in discriminatory and retaliatory behavior, I have tendered my resignation." E-mail notification (her resignation): https://i.imgur.com/AE8UtvD.png https://i.imgur.com/AE8UtvD.png First time it was edited: https://i.imgur.com/7N7mTC2.png https://i.imgur.com/7N7mTC2.png Current version: https://i.imgur.com/YjWmpGk.png https://i.imgur.com/YjWmpGk.png

cjbprime 7y ago
This: We will not tolerate Very Serious Charge X. This post did not do X, but other people did and this post says something critical of us so we removed it. construct is quite something.
- dplanella 7y ago
  For clarity and for the context of this thread => From GitLab: We did decide to moderate this post for review, as there have already been credible personal and physical threats against GitLab employees in this issue thread. GitLab cannot tolerate posts that threaten our employees (or anyone) personally, or posts that we believe may further inflame threats that have already been made. While this particular post did not contain a personal threat to anyone, we were concerned it would further inflame this situation. We understand that those who follow the issue already received the comment.
  - dev_by_day 7y ago
    You can stop copy and pasting this response everywhere, it's already in the screenshot. Censoring a respectful employee resignation, regardless of whatever "spin" you try to justify it with, is not a good look for your company. You're guideline here is basically it makes gitlab look bad and you want to hide it to avoid further negative feedback. The thread is already locked so no further trolling can be posted in that thread.
    - Acatalepsy 7y ago
      I am not at all surprised if it was the VP of Engineering, the author of the issue, who would be the one to censor her resignation. It would not be the first time he would be spinning things around and creating a culture of fear. I am not at all surprised she would face retaliation.
      - dang 7y ago
        No personal attacks please. They only hurt, not help, and any substantive point can be made without them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - calibas 7y ago
    You removed her comment after she accused you of retaliatory behavior. Just think about that for a little bit.
  - draw_down 7y ago
    "We were concerned it would further inflame this situation" feels like a really, really weak justification. It doesn't even try to claim that there was an actual problem with the post.
- Macha 7y ago
  You see it happen all the time as there is a large supply of suitable trolls. Company makes anti-consumer move. Consumers react with backlash, including some that go off the rails. Company issues statement: "Our staff have received harassment over this issue. We condemn harassment in any form. We will no longer discuss this issue" Bonus points if the visible staff members among the incident are of a minority, then they get to paint all their critics as racist/sexist/whatever, rather than consumers unhappy with being nickle and dimed/recieving a product different than promised/etc

by rdslw 7y ago

cjbprime 7y ago

This: We will not tolerate Very Serious Charge X. This post did not do X, but other people did and this post says something critical of us so we removed it. construct is quite something.

dplanella 7y ago
For clarity and for the context of this thread => From GitLab: We did decide to moderate this post for review, as there have already been credible personal and physical threats against GitLab employees in this issue thread. GitLab cannot tolerate posts that threaten our employees (or anyone) personally, or posts that we believe may further inflame threats that have already been made. While this particular post did not contain a personal threat to anyone, we were concerned it would further inflame this situation. We understand that those who follow the issue already received the comment.
- dev_by_day 7y ago
  You can stop copy and pasting this response everywhere, it's already in the screenshot. Censoring a respectful employee resignation, regardless of whatever "spin" you try to justify it with, is not a good look for your company. You're guideline here is basically it makes gitlab look bad and you want to hide it to avoid further negative feedback. The thread is already locked so no further trolling can be posted in that thread.
  - Acatalepsy 7y ago
    I am not at all surprised if it was the VP of Engineering, the author of the issue, who would be the one to censor her resignation. It would not be the first time he would be spinning things around and creating a culture of fear. I am not at all surprised she would face retaliation.
    - dang 7y ago
      No personal attacks please. They only hurt, not help, and any substantive point can be made without them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- calibas 7y ago
  You removed her comment after she accused you of retaliatory behavior. Just think about that for a little bit.
- draw_down 7y ago
  "We were concerned it would further inflame this situation" feels like a really, really weak justification. It doesn't even try to claim that there was an actual problem with the post.
Macha 7y ago
You see it happen all the time as there is a large supply of suitable trolls. Company makes anti-consumer move. Consumers react with backlash, including some that go off the rails. Company issues statement: "Our staff have received harassment over this issue. We condemn harassment in any form. We will no longer discuss this issue" Bonus points if the visible staff members among the incident are of a minority, then they get to paint all their critics as racist/sexist/whatever, rather than consumers unhappy with being nickle and dimed/recieving a product different than promised/etc