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Well, the article starts from the premise that an abnormally large percentage of Coinbase's black employees left over a short period of time. It then uses a lar
by whakim 6y ago
Well, the article starts from the premise that an abnormally large percentage of Coinbase's black employees left over a short period of time. It then uses a large body of circumstantial evidence to (pretty convincingly, in my opinion) portray the culture at Coinbase as hostile to employees of color. Not really sure how that's dishonest.
- edbob 6y agoThe article fails to mention the generous 4-6 month severance package that was being offered at the same time as the relocation of the division. Of course a bunch of employees will take the 6 months paid vacation over moving. This is the level of dishonesty that I've come to expect from the NYT. Any fact that does not fit their narrative basically doesn't exist. Better treatment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25233702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25233702
- whakim 6y agoDo you have inside information that this was the case? Because I'm sure that would be quite compelling to hear. To clarify, I assume the generous severance you're referring to is not the generous severance Coinbase offered employees as part of their no-politics-at-work approach, because the timelines don't match.
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- athriren 6y agoas others have pointed out when this is brought up, this seems out of order to me. the relocations required in the story that caused the team’s exodus occurred prior to the severance package tied to coinbase’s new corporate stance on workplace social justice advocacy. however, i am not sure that is relevant given the immediate example of a team member who was allowed to work remote. also, i am not sure it is relevant given the fact that there are many other underpinnings for the story’s thesis.