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The "speculation" was pretty mild. Most of it was vague, the most specific bits were either implausible (fired for being insufficiently charitable) or have been
by nknighthb 12y ago
The "speculation" was pretty mild. Most of it was vague, the most specific bits were either implausible (fired for being insufficiently charitable) or have been said by almost every employee of every company in history (management doesn't like criticism).
I see no reason a rational executive would feel compelled to raise the profile of the issue by responding at all, much less in this dramatic fashion.
- shostack 12y agoNot arguing one way or another, but I personally would categorize the implied allegation (Reddit is being unwise in how it manages its finances, on the heels of a large investment round being announced) as a bit more than "mild." Was this the best way to respond? Probably not. Did it warrant some kind of response? Probably.
- nknighthb 12y agoReddit deliberately portrays itself as unwise in how it manages its finances. It's a key part of their corporate image. If any of the investors didn't know this, they didn't do any due diligence. Companies wasting money isn't an unusual theme, either. Even on the days I've been happiest in my employment, I could probably name you a half dozen ways in which I believed the my employer(s) were spending unwise amounts of money on things they shouldn't be.
- exelius 12y agoNo, the thread in question was pretty mild, but the guy basically ran an AMA to get revenge at reddit for firing him. It seemed like he didn't understand why he was fired, or he's trying to provoke them into giving him ammunition for a lawsuit. Moral of the story is that if you just got fired from reddit, you probably shouldn't go on reddit to do an AMA about it.