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How exactly is this double speak? I am parsing this as saying that "nobody" is my boss (if I were at Valve), ESPECIALLY Gabe. If I am working on a team and ther
by X-Istence 15y ago
How exactly is this double speak? I am parsing this as saying that "nobody" is my boss (if I were at Valve), ESPECIALLY Gabe. If I am working on a team and there is a team lead and he asks me to do something I am most likely inclined to do it with little pushback/skepticism, what the handbook is saying that if Gabe tells me to do something I better damn well run it by 1 or more other people (the team I am on most likely) and discuss it before I even think of doing what he suggests.
- getsat 15y agoI thought it was a not-so-subtle tongue-in-cheek reference to Gabe's weight/size. He's a big guy. shrug
- benaston 15y ago"Gabe Newell — Of all the people at this company who aren’t your boss, Gabe is the MOST not your boss, if you get what we’re saying." This is double speak because it is saying one thing explicitly and exactly the opposite meaning is implied. In other words - we are all equal (there is no hierarchy), but some are more equal than others (there is a hierarchy) - if you get what I'm saying.