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I'm baffled. Why couldn't he say he was happy at Apple if he was happy? The "no comment" answer kinda implies he wasn't really happy.

bedhead 6y ago
Because you sign various employment contracts that contain all sorts of landmines even after you’re gone, and out of self-preservation it’s a helluva lot easier to just not comment.
- throwaway45349 6y ago
  They can't be that all-encompassing as to not be able to say if you were happy...?
  - webmobdev 6y ago
    In today's social media world where people are willing to post any gossip on the internet for some meaningless likes / points, I think its actually prudent to measure your words carefully before you voice them. Especially if the law is involved.
    - jeromegv 6y ago
      If you’re afraid that your friend will share on social media your name and your state of happiness about your previous job, May be they aren’t great friends.
      - xwdv 6y ago
        A person could be a great friend until they’re not.
  - spacedcowboy 6y ago
    They’re not. It was either a joke or he was trying to be edgy.
  - bedhead 6y ago
    There are disparagement clauses often.
    - mwfunk 6y ago
      No, there are not disparagement clauses in the US tech industry, and if any company has them then they deserve to be utterly roasted from now until the end of time. Please make HN posts about each company with a disparagement clause so everyone here knows which companies to avoid. It'll be the easiest Internet points you'll ever make, and you'll be doing a public service.
username90 6y ago
> The "no comment" answer kinda implies he wasn't really happy. You don't think that was the point? "No comment" is a very common way to express that you weren't happy.
fenomas 6y ago
I can't speak for him, but I understood him to be sardonically answering my question. If he was genuinely afraid to say anything bad about the place I imagine he'd have said "it was okay" or the like.

bedhead 6y ago

Because you sign various employment contracts that contain all sorts of landmines even after you’re gone, and out of self-preservation it’s a helluva lot easier to just not comment.

throwaway45349 6y ago
They can't be that all-encompassing as to not be able to say if you were happy...?
- webmobdev 6y ago
  In today's social media world where people are willing to post any gossip on the internet for some meaningless likes / points, I think its actually prudent to measure your words carefully before you voice them. Especially if the law is involved.
  - jeromegv 6y ago
    If you’re afraid that your friend will share on social media your name and your state of happiness about your previous job, May be they aren’t great friends.
    - xwdv 6y ago
      A person could be a great friend until they’re not.
- spacedcowboy 6y ago
  They’re not. It was either a joke or he was trying to be edgy.
- bedhead 6y ago
  There are disparagement clauses often.
  - mwfunk 6y ago
    No, there are not disparagement clauses in the US tech industry, and if any company has them then they deserve to be utterly roasted from now until the end of time. Please make HN posts about each company with a disparagement clause so everyone here knows which companies to avoid. It'll be the easiest Internet points you'll ever make, and you'll be doing a public service.

username90 6y ago

> The "no comment" answer kinda implies he wasn't really happy. You don't think that was the point? "No comment" is a very common way to express that you weren't happy.

fenomas 6y ago

I can't speak for him, but I understood him to be sardonically answering my question. If he was genuinely afraid to say anything bad about the place I imagine he'd have said "it was okay" or the like.