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This title is really misleading, they weren't fired at all, maybe they were almost fired. And it was before they started as a full time employee, but it was for
by jdoliner 4y ago
This title is really misleading, they weren't fired at all, maybe they were almost fired. And it was before they started as a full time employee, but it was for something they did while working as an intern.
- aleksiy123 4y agoA non misleading title would ruin the punchline. I think its acceptable in this case.
- sieabahlpark 4y ago
- zucker42 4y agoI think the joke is they were fired before they started, and then hired again.
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- vba616 4y agoThe title on HN reflects and is almost identical to the original title on Chen's post. The entire point of the story is to be misleading at first and produce some mild humor.