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None of the language in the emails seems that shocking or "brutal" (as the article says) to me. I guess the smiley face is a little strange, but I don't think
by boiler_up800 13y ago
None of the language in the emails seems that shocking or "brutal" (as the article says) to me. I guess the smiley face is a little strange, but I don't think it was particularly malicious.
- raverbashing 13y agoExactly To me it means, "I am pleased with the response" One thing I've learned from email communication is that you can't grok the emotional response from text alone (even with emoticons) This could be either a thankful smile, a loathful grin or anything in between.
- 3minus1 13y agoYeah, a lot of editorializing going on in that article. Better if you just read the emails.
- thinkpad20 13y agoYeah I agree. A smiley face just means "thanks" or "good", not "MUAHAHAHAAA". It doesn't mean this is all OK, but the article really goes over the top trying to drum up emotions (warning: the next email you're going to read will scar you for life and possibly kill you). It's almost cartoonish.
- jjoonathan 13y agoSteve Jobs's reply was almost cartoonish.
- talmand 13y agoIt's not shocking to me because I'm not surprised at the behavior. I would imagine that the person who was fired might disagree with you on the brutal part since Google's reaction was overblown. They could have simply told the person not to do it again. But they went with the instant firing without any second thought in an effort to keep Jobs happy. The smiley face at the end is indicative of how happy Jobs was over how much power he had over them in that someone was fired over something he simply asked them to stop doing.
- cjcole 13y agoSmiling in the face of someone else's pain due to a career-ending mistake is close enough to the definition of "sadistic" as to make no difference.