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Stuff Happening at Dropbox

dosinga 3y ago
are there any screen shots from before this? This is interesting, but it feels like it is only the last half of a post
- Michelangelo11 3y ago
  https://twitter.com/ghosttyped/status/1760845208957198604?t=2_EHjo0SMqIX0jgjXZU5dA&s=19 https://twitter.com/ghosttyped/status/1760845208957198604?t=...
  - dosinga 3y ago
    thank you
recursivedoubts 3y ago
daily reminder that you are probably not cynical enough about your job: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
- thiago_fm 3y ago
  Awesome article. Keeping it as a future reference.
flerchin 3y ago
At the end of this, the company is in tatters, folks are shells of their former selves, and $manager gets a promo. The f*cking psychopathy. I'm anxious for them, and in horror.
no_wizard 3y ago
Drew Houstons[0][1][2] response is problematic. If they wanted to get to the bottom of this being true or not, they have the resources to do it on effectively a whim by asking their team to look into its veracity. Rubs me the wrong way that they aren't proactively saying "we will look into the veracity of these claims", instead their response puts the impetus on the person / people most affected and thus may feel they be in worse circumstances if they say anything in the first place. [0]: CEO of Dropbox [1]: https://x.com/drewhouston/status/1760813498819568012?s=20 https://x.com/drewhouston/status/1760813498819568012?s=20 [2]: Screenshot in case of deletion https://imgur.com/a/VVldAwQ https://imgur.com/a/VVldAwQ
- deleted 3y ago
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thiago_fm 3y ago
I've seen this sort of PR bullying happening before, it sucks. Also heard from colleagues. It sucks even more when it's your manager that is suggesting you to analyze risks forever, or adding more process so you ship less. I bet this is happening quite often in the latest layoff cycle. I take it as a life goal to not ever let this happen where I work.
infecto 3y ago
This post was marked dead. Maybe because its a twitter link, maybe because we don't want to talk about Dropbox. Vouched for it. If true its pretty bad but I would add that it does not seem that rare or new. Blind is a cesspit of people and the posts that show up there are generally pretty disgusting.
- jinushaun 3y ago
  I worked at Dropbox and found this tweet very shocking—even relative to other posts on Blind. Definitely wasn’t my experience. But then again, I was there during the free flowing money era. Widespread tech layoffs are creating a hostile work environment.
monsteroants 3y ago
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monsteroants 3y ago
Post is true unfortunately. Layoffs have everyone on edge backslapping is rampant. My team was a target of this behavior.

are there any screen shots from before this? This is interesting, but it feels like it is only the last half of a post

Michelangelo11 3y ago
https://twitter.com/ghosttyped/status/1760845208957198604?t=2_EHjo0SMqIX0jgjXZU5dA&s=19 https://twitter.com/ghosttyped/status/1760845208957198604?t=...
- dosinga 3y ago
  thank you

daily reminder that you are probably not cynical enough about your job: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

thiago_fm 3y ago
Awesome article. Keeping it as a future reference.

flerchin 3y ago

At the end of this, the company is in tatters, folks are shells of their former selves, and $manager gets a promo. The f*cking psychopathy. I'm anxious for them, and in horror.

no_wizard 3y ago

Drew Houstons[0][1][2] response is problematic. If they wanted to get to the bottom of this being true or not, they have the resources to do it on effectively a whim by asking their team to look into its veracity. Rubs me the wrong way that they aren't proactively saying "we will look into the veracity of these claims", instead their response puts the impetus on the person / people most affected and thus may feel they be in worse circumstances if they say anything in the first place. [0]: CEO of Dropbox [1]: https://x.com/drewhouston/status/1760813498819568012?s=20 https://x.com/drewhouston/status/1760813498819568012?s=20 [2]: Screenshot in case of deletion https://imgur.com/a/VVldAwQ https://imgur.com/a/VVldAwQ

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thiago_fm 3y ago

I've seen this sort of PR bullying happening before, it sucks. Also heard from colleagues. It sucks even more when it's your manager that is suggesting you to analyze risks forever, or adding more process so you ship less. I bet this is happening quite often in the latest layoff cycle. I take it as a life goal to not ever let this happen where I work.

infecto 3y ago

This post was marked dead. Maybe because its a twitter link, maybe because we don't want to talk about Dropbox. Vouched for it. If true its pretty bad but I would add that it does not seem that rare or new. Blind is a cesspit of people and the posts that show up there are generally pretty disgusting.

jinushaun 3y ago
I worked at Dropbox and found this tweet very shocking—even relative to other posts on Blind. Definitely wasn’t my experience. But then again, I was there during the free flowing money era. Widespread tech layoffs are creating a hostile work environment.

monsteroants 3y ago

Post is true unfortunately. Layoffs have everyone on edge backslapping is rampant. My team was a target of this behavior.