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> It's a rookie mistake. It's a mistake I've seen people with 20 years of experience make. If you haven't done it already, you will eventually. When that day c
by nknight 14y ago
> It's a rookie mistake.
It's a mistake I've seen people with 20 years of experience make. If you haven't done it already, you will eventually. When that day comes, I hope, but don't expect, you'll remember to apologize to this guy.
> For a community that seems to pride itself on being the best of the bunch at this stuff
How you get from "Hacker News" to "infallible operations engineers" is beyond me. Operations is a rare skill to begin with, and even those who are best at it will make these mistakes.
- thaumaturgy 14y agoOf course it's a mistake I've made. The difference between me and this guy is that I wouldn't've turned around and asked the company for a bunch of money afterward. And what, exactly, do you think I owe him an apology for?
- nknight 14y agoInsulting him and telling him he shouldn't ask for money he is clearly owed because of a mistake we've all made. Actually, that second part is an insult, too. So, really, just being incredibly insulting. That you wouldn't ask for the money is irrelevant. We're not required by any law, moral, or ethic to go through life as a doormat. At this point, money has been stolen from him, just as if they'd taken it from his bank account. He is owed that money, and entitled to ask for it without you attacking him for it.
- thaumaturgy 14y agoWell, now I think you owe me an apology for telling me that I'm being insulting. Not that I expect to get one. Whatever. This thread has been an idiotic waste of time. I do think I'll be saving it for future reference though.