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> They have … split the company into two camps By all accounts, this split happened a while ago and led to this firing, not the other way around.

• threeseed 3y ago
  The split happened at the management/board level. And instead of resolving this and presenting a unified strategy to the company they have instead allowed for this split to be replicated everywhere. Everyone who was committed to a pro-profit company has to ask if they are next to be treated like Sam. It's incredibly destabilising and unnecessary.
  • Jare 3y ago
    > Everyone who was committed to a pro-profit company has to ask if they are next to be treated like Sam. They probably joined because it was the most awesome place to pursue their skills in AI, but they _knew_ they were joining an organization with explicitly not a profit goal. If they hoped that profit chasing would eventually win, that's their problem and, frankly, having this wakeup call is a good thing for them so they can reevaluate their choices.
  • Apocryphon 3y ago
    Let the two sides now create separate organizations and pursue their respective pure undivided priority to the fullest. May the competition flow.
  • fuzztester 3y ago
    The possibility of getting fired is an occupational hazard for anyone working in any company, unless something in your employment contract says otherwise. And even then, you can still be fired. Biz 101. I don't know why people even need to be explained this, except for ignorance of basic facts of business life.