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The Open Organization
- jhibbets 11y agoCommunity and further discussion can be found at: http://opensource.com/open-organization http://opensource.com/open-organization
- SloopJon 11y agoKind of amusing to read the excerpt, having just applied for a job at Red Hat. I will gladly pay for coffee if I get an interview.
- discordianfish 11y agoI stopped reading at "Igniting passion".
- ProAm 11y agoI stopped at 'disrupting'
- snambi 11y agoAwesome Comments :)
- ProAm 11y agoI cant tell if you are being snarky or not, but I normally try to post HN-worthy comments however this article was on the front page and was terrible, and I really like RedHat. I thought Id get downvoted into oblivion but it wasnt too bad,. Just not HN material.
- snambi 11y agono, I was not snarky. I genuinely liked the comment.
- biehl 11y agoI wouldn't. Working with Free Software seems perfectly aligned with "Igniting passion".
- fapjacks 11y agoWell, I mean... Now that they've forcibly shimmed systemd into everything, they might as well claim to institute "sunshine laws" or whatever. The winner, after all, gets to write history.
- hitekker 11y agoI have an anecdote regarding Redhat. I was in college at a Career Fair, going through the booths when I chanced upon two Redhat employees eagerly promoting their company. I talked with them for two-three minutes, got into an interesting discussion about how OSS can make money, and of course, complimented them on their red hats. Somewhere along the way, the younger of the two commented on Redhat's revenue: just one non-negative sentence with a data point (revenue, I believe) that I could have read anywhere else. In a sudden flash of unexplained anger, his older partner immediately turned to him and said "You are NOT suppose to say that." Ignoring me completely, he then admonished the younger employee for a moment more, and then immediately engaged with another college student. The younger employee was at a loss for words: I don't think either of us saw that spout of rage coming. Not knowing what else to say, I let the younger one know that I appreciated his input and quickly left the booth. Obviously, one bad experience does not invalidate a whole company's culture. But a video like this, where everything is presented with such cheer, always make me wonder about the hatred, anger, annoyance, and darkness festering just underneath the surface.
- Spooky23 11y agoNot sure what was going on in your case, but I have a relative who has worked there in a few tech capacities for many years and she loves it. Like any gathering of people, there are always a few stinkers I suppose.
- hitekker 11y agoYeah, I agree. It could have happened anywhere else... although I will never forget the contrast between that moment and the quirky red hats they had.
- caminante 11y ago"All proceeds from the sale of The Open Organization will be donated to the [EFF]"