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> “anyone affected by the fires should know we are behind them completely with the full weight of the company behind them” Like a steam roller? Sorry, but that
by Ballas 2y ago
> “anyone affected by the fires should know we are behind them completely with the full weight of the company behind them”
Like a steam roller? Sorry, but that was the first picture that came to mind when I read that sentence.
- benreesman 2y agoThe best thing I ever saw in Silicon Valley was when I was a middle manager at glory days FB. An intern in his last week got smashed up by a car riding a bike and by this and that quirk I ended up playing a very minor role in passing the message up the chain. In under an hour Sheryl Sandberg not only knew but was directly involved in pledging all of Facebook’s resources to the medical care and the travel for the family and just everything. It was truly inspiring. The intern in question made a full recovery and everyone on the team saw that they could look forward all the time, trusting their leadership to watch their back.
- d1sxeyes 2y agoAn excellent example of why cars should never ride bikes.
- benreesman 2y agoI can’t speak for the person in question but I strongly suspect they’d thank you for keeping it light. Well done friend.
- d1sxeyes 2y agoYes, I perhaps would have passed on the joke if OP hadn’t clarified the ending of the story.
- benreesman 2y agoWell, I am the GP, but knowing the person who got smashed up I can say that he had a sense of humor about it, great guy, real legend. Speaking for myself it’s a pleasant trip down memory lane in spite of a pretty iffy situation: we had leaders who cared about people, leaders who got you out of bed in the morning with a passion, and HN was full of people like yourself who combined wit and charm with humanity and grace.
- d1sxeyes 2y agoAhhh sorry, I misunderstood! That’s a very kind thing to say to a stranger, thank you. Thanks as well for sharing your story (or, the story you were involved in), I enjoyed reading it.