... or he dealt with fallout from things out of his control. Zach's move was a risky one that I probably wouldn't have made in that situation, but I don't thin

... or he dealt with fallout from things out of his control. Zach's move was a risky one that I probably wouldn't have made in that situation, but I don't think that his intention was to smear his manager or Github. That said, it's not clear to me what his intention was. You get some sympathy from being fired, but the impression you want as a reward-optimizing professional is that absolutely everyone desires you (regardless of whether it's true). I don't know what variables are in play that would lead him to depart from (perceived, from my vantage point) optimality.