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He may not be planning on a "next gig" — he's 64, so edging close to retirement. I'm assuming as a corporate VP at that age he's probably got his pension sorted
by cstross 6y ago
He may not be planning on a "next gig" — he's 64, so edging close to retirement. I'm assuming as a corporate VP at that age he's probably got his pension sorted: he probably feels able to make a principled stand in a way that, say, a 34 year old (or a 44 year old) couldn't.
Even so, good on him for speaking out.
- GateCrasher 6y agoI just checked his Wikipedia entry. He will have to try a bit harder to become "radio-active" for potential employers...
- lopis 6y ago> he's 64 That definitely puts things in a different perspective. It can't really damage his career much when his career is 20+ years old. At this point, if he doesn't have his own side gig, lots of companies, big and small, would still want him.
- phatfish 6y agoIt also shows how brave those who were younger and ended up getting fired rather than resigning were.
- StavrosK 6y agoUnless there's a company that is actually decent, and prides itself on having an exec that would quit on the first sign of a misdeed. "See? You can trust us, otherwise Tim Bray wouldn't still be working here."
- ignoramous 6y agoI don't think a single trivial misdeed but really a culmination of things leading up to it and the scale of it all that broke the camel's back.