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Equality is a good thing.
by mhurron 14y ago
Equality is a good thing.
- arrrg 14y agoThis is not equality, it’s a clusterfuck. Two wrongs don’t make a right. In the end the bullies won.
- warmwaffles 14y agoI don't see it as that. There were better ways to handle the situation. She shouldn't have public shamed them without asking them to stop first.
- arrrg 14y agoProbably. Sadly, humans are not perfect. Making dumb jokes and posting a photo of those who made dumb jokes online? Dumb mistakes. Firing people, DDoS attacks, vile threats: Now that’s a shitty clusterfuck. The bullies have driven the conversation.
- warmwaffles 14y agoI think the firing was purely a business decision for both companies. Harboring stuff like this can go down hill fast. It's easier to just let them go and not have to deal with it.
- arrrg 14y agoAn immoral business decision, yes.
- warmwaffles 14y agoIt can be, but it could also be an excuse to get rid of a problem employee. SendGrid could have been waiting for her to slip to let her go.
- mhurron 14y agoNo, it's equality. Now whether or not you agree that an off-colour joke should get you fired, it did and it can. It did so and it can because it can bring very negative attention on your employer. Now, attempting a public shaming will also bring negative attention on your employer. That can get you fired.
- arrrg 14y agoIf our assumptions about the firing are correct, the employers made in my mind immoral decisions, caused by bullies.
- bradleyland 14y agoA couple of guys make some unfunny dick jokes at a conference that are overheard by a woman. Said woman is offended and decides the appropriate response is to take photos of them and out them publicly. The employer of one of the unfunny guys shitcans him, and the internet mob comes out in force. A bunch of innocent bystanders are dragged in to the foray when the mob attacks the employer of the offended woman. The woman's employer wants nothing to do with any of the mess, so they fire her very publicly on the internet in an attempt at triage for their bleeding customer base. Meanwhile, the conference organizers institute what could only be described as a "gag order" policy with regard to harassment issues. Please -- oh please -- explain to me how one could possibly extract anything "good", with regard to equality or otherwise, from this situation?