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Example: Pronouns. I’ve been subjected to Slack bots that chastise us for using gendered pronouns. Like, someone says “could you guys take a look at this?” And
by makk 5y ago
Example: Pronouns. I’ve been subjected to Slack bots that chastise us for using gendered pronouns. Like, someone says “could you guys take a look at this?” And the bot calls the person out publicly, saying we don’t use that pronoun around here.
- bjourne 5y agoGP specified that it was "the worst part". Was a Slack bot that shunned people from writing "guys" the worst part of the "censorship" you were subjected to?
- danieljacksonno 5y agoTo be honest, a slack bot like that would make me quit on the spot.
- tarboreus 5y agoYeah, I'm getting kind of enraged just thinking about it.
- tasuki 5y agoThe Elm language community has exactly such a Slack bot. I do find it a little patronizing, and in my observation it makes newcomers feel worse rather than better, but the community overall is really very nice and helpful, so I just put up with it.
- bjourne 5y agoWhy? Are you that sensitive?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoNot OP, and I wouldn't quit over a single message, or single bot. That said, it is a red flag that the company ok with spamming the employees to virtue signal. It is likely that it will be accompanied with other annoyances and has an incompatible culture. Better to get out before you go crazy or get fired.
- bjourne 5y agoConversely, an employee reacting so strongly to attempts at introducing gender-inclusive language might be a red flag too. If the employee can't tolerate that, they may have similar hangups about indentation, brace placement, choice of technology, office environment, etc.
- dokem 5y agoGotta have a little more fun. First, I would leave and go get a drink while contemplating how the fuck I ended up in an org like this. Then I would spend the next two weeks browsing job boards, trolling the company chat, taking long lunches, then hit on that one cute girl and also the kinda fatter one that you think is probably dtf as a backup.
- sshine 5y agoI experienced the “hey guys” Slack chat bot in one organisation, had the org leader confirm that it’s a policy, and subsequently quit. I’m transhumanist, pro changing your identity, can easily handle gender fluidity, am thrilled that both Haskell and Rust ecosystems are so welcoming of transgender. I used ‘they’ as gender-neutral singular pronoun by default for decades just to not reveal people’s gender arbitrarily. But no language policing, please.
- tmaly 5y agoDoes your email system do the same thing?