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To me, all of this seems like typical geek behaviour: something is making them uncomfortable, and so they attack it on “rational” grounds. Most likely, they are
by bengl3rt 15y ago
To me, all of this seems like typical geek behaviour: something is making them uncomfortable, and so they attack it on “rational” grounds. Most likely, they aren’t even aware of the gut reaction fueling their logic.
The truth hurts.
It's not clear who she asked to have the original bot shut off, but if a manager or anyone else who was ostensibly responsible for the work environment was aware of (and repeatedly denied) this request, I wonder if there are deeper organizational issues that can't be solved with a python script.
- sdoering 15y agoYou might be right there. But the problem with startup culture is, that there often is not that kind of hierarchy, as one is used in bigger organisations. Nut at least the founders should have reacted. As it is their responsibility, that every one of the team feels at home in the culture they create.