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Replying to public statements about yourself or your company isn't "vindictive". Things like this have a real business impact. I've cancelled interviewing at c

Replying to public statements about yourself or your company isn't "vindictive". Things like this have a real business impact. I've cancelled interviewing at companies based on conversations with former employees that the company didn't have a satisfactory answer for. If I saw this in a public forum and Reddit failed to point out that the former employee was fired (and was aware he was fired) in a public setting (which would make them liable for being sued, if Reddit lied) holds alot more weight than "Oh, ya, that guy. He was full of shit" told to me privately would.

slantedview 12y ago
"public, false statements" What false statement?
TheOsiris 12y ago
sure, but did the CEO have to do it? And if the CEO was to respond, shouldn't "not true, you were fired" be enough? No need to call him incompetent and lazy (even if he is). That's the part that rubbed me the wrong way, especially since the guy didn't actually trash reddit as bad as they did to him.
- trevorcreech 12y ago
  If you read the rest of the thread, he was doing a fair bit of trashing the company, management, etc
  - TheOsiris 12y ago
    I don't know, even still it's not really sitting well with me how the CEO handled it
    - vegabook 12y ago
      This is an ugly affair, like firings always are. Perhaps an "official" response was necessary to "manage the narrative" as someone above commented, but I can't help but agree that the mud is rubbing off on the CEO here, mainly because of the tone. Badly handled.
- opendais 12y ago
  I didn't say that. I said it wasn't vindictive.
kazinator 12y ago
Indeed, why would you go interviewing at companies that don't have satisfactory answers for he-said-she-said, when you can go interviewing at companies whose CEO's "call out" former employees.
- opendais 12y ago
  Because the last time I encountered that, it turned out to be an awful, toxic situation that ended up in court? Maybe I just have bad experiences in life but generally people who can't say "Hey, we don't fire people in retaliation" without getting sued are people to avoid.
- jamesaguilar 12y ago
  Personally, I like straight talk. I'm happily employed, but if I weren't, this would increase my desire to work at Reddit, not decrease it.
michaelochurch 12y ago
If I saw this in a public forum and Reddit failed to point out that the former employee was fired (and was aware he was fired) in a public setting (which would make them liable for being sued, if Reddit lied) holds alot more weight than "Oh, ya, that guy. He was full of shit" told to me privately would. Every large company has fired at least one person, and every large company has at least one "full of shit" disgruntled ex. Most companies haven't had a CEO Mushroom Stamp Heard 'round The World, though.
- opendais 12y ago
  Yes, but how many of your ex-girlfriends or ex-boyfriends run around trashing you in public? I'm guessing not many.

slantedview 12y ago

"public, false statements" What false statement?

TheOsiris 12y ago

sure, but did the CEO have to do it? And if the CEO was to respond, shouldn't "not true, you were fired" be enough? No need to call him incompetent and lazy (even if he is). That's the part that rubbed me the wrong way, especially since the guy didn't actually trash reddit as bad as they did to him.

trevorcreech 12y ago
If you read the rest of the thread, he was doing a fair bit of trashing the company, management, etc
- TheOsiris 12y ago
  I don't know, even still it's not really sitting well with me how the CEO handled it
  - vegabook 12y ago
    This is an ugly affair, like firings always are. Perhaps an "official" response was necessary to "manage the narrative" as someone above commented, but I can't help but agree that the mud is rubbing off on the CEO here, mainly because of the tone. Badly handled.
opendais 12y ago
I didn't say that. I said it wasn't vindictive.

kazinator 12y ago

Indeed, why would you go interviewing at companies that don't have satisfactory answers for he-said-she-said, when you can go interviewing at companies whose CEO's "call out" former employees.

opendais 12y ago
Because the last time I encountered that, it turned out to be an awful, toxic situation that ended up in court? Maybe I just have bad experiences in life but generally people who can't say "Hey, we don't fire people in retaliation" without getting sued are people to avoid.
jamesaguilar 12y ago
Personally, I like straight talk. I'm happily employed, but if I weren't, this would increase my desire to work at Reddit, not decrease it.

michaelochurch 12y ago

If I saw this in a public forum and Reddit failed to point out that the former employee was fired (and was aware he was fired) in a public setting (which would make them liable for being sued, if Reddit lied) holds alot more weight than "Oh, ya, that guy. He was full of shit" told to me privately would. Every large company has fired at least one person, and every large company has at least one "full of shit" disgruntled ex. Most companies haven't had a CEO Mushroom Stamp Heard 'round The World, though.

opendais 12y ago
Yes, but how many of your ex-girlfriends or ex-boyfriends run around trashing you in public? I'm guessing not many.