Is it possible there's enough blame to go around? I've been to plenty of conferences, and would never make such a joke where it could be overheard (I'd have the

Is it possible there's enough blame to go around? I've been to plenty of conferences, and would never make such a joke where it could be overheard (I'd have the common decency to type it on the iPad to the guy next to me), to avoid exactly this situation. No, Adria didn't have to go Full Hall Monitor on them, but since she did, her employer didn't have to fire the offenders, either. I know for a fact that my employer might have privately been Very Disappoint, but would completely support me in public. The engineers have learned a valuable lesson and will soon be hired someplace nicer.