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Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by gaza3g »

ilayn wrote: post #4
ss1996 wrote: post #2

On a side note - has anyone applied to Canonical for a software job? Their first step is a written interview which requires as much, if not more, effort as a graduate college application.

Immediately withdrew after seeing the high school grade questions.

I saw an entry for one of the positions there on LinkedIn. The application page wasn’t too bad at first glance since it doesn’t involve registration like Workday or Taleo. But as I began to scroll down, I saw those high school questions and that was enough for me to nope tf out of there.

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Post by pjmlp »

fsckboy wrote: post #115
sitzkrieg wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

swapping out hard drives in modern laptops sounds like an easier time for you? even w nvme sticks im gunna go with "no way"

with linux? i swap hard drives all the time

With whatever OS you like.

Good luck switching hard drives on locked down customer provided laptops, or from the own IT on the consulting firm for that matter.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by pjmlp »

sdfghswe wrote: post #57
tedivm wrote: post #49

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The biggest reason I separate work and personal devices is that I do not want my personal devices subject to discovery if my employer is involved in a lawsuit. I can't stress this enough- if my employer is sued, I don't want the opposing law firm to get copies of my data. The second reason is that I don't want my personal devices subject to security monitoring, and most companies that at least pretend to care about s…

What industry is this?

Usually any consulting industry where everything done during the project is owned by the customer.

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Post by happymellon »

lbhdc wrote: post #31
manifoldgeo wrote: post #25

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I applied to two different Canonical jobs, and the process was so off-putting I dropped out of both at different stages. One position required me to take a psychoanalytical test where they judge your personality traits to A.) make sure you have the desired personality traits for the role and B.) that you're smart enough for the role. I looked at the terms of service for the company they outsourced this test to, and i…

> It also struck me as a red flag that Canonical is 100% BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and they do not provide a work computer. You can apply for a _loan_ to buy a computer for work, but they will not pay for one. If a company is too cheap to provide a computer at a job where you work remotely and exclusively on a computer, I don't want to be a part of that company. That doesn't seem so bad to me. I have always prefe…

Never access your personal accounts on a work device.

Thats just asking for trouble.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by happymellon »

kevinmchugh wrote: post #48
manifoldgeo wrote: post #41

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I don't know many other jobs that work this way. Imagine getting a construction job and having to supply your own jackhammer or take out a temporary loan to buy one. Doesn't the company have some they should supply you with? Gig-economy jobs work this way, e.g. Uber and Lyft, but those are problematic for the same reason (and a lot more reasons imho). As another commenter said, you're adding wear and tear to your own…

Comparing to other industries is unlikely to be useful, because many craftspeople do own their tools and bring them job to job. Who owns the tools will depend on the specific tools and needs of a job.

Indeed, your hammer isn't going to be taken from you if the building firm does something bad to another company, and besides your hammer doesn't potentially have your bank/email/etc details on it.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by happymellon »

asadotzler wrote: post #120
manifoldgeo wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know many other jobs that work this way. Imagine getting a construction job and having to supply your own jackhammer or take out a temporary loan to buy one. Doesn't the company have some they should supply you with? Gig-economy jobs work this way, e.g. Uber and Lyft, but those are problematic for the same reason (and a lot more reasons imho). As another commenter said, you're adding wear and tear to your own…

As a house painter I brought my own boots, cap, and whites, my own paint brushes and rollers (and poles) my own 5-in-1, and my own caulking gun. Spray rigs and and other power tools as well as ladders and scaffolding were provided by the boss.

At least in the UK, some of these are a tax deduction.

Most knowledge workers cannot deduct their laptop.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by frozenport »

BaseballPhysics wrote: post #118
MR4D wrote: post #101

“ As I’ve told colleagues and upper management, Canonical isn’t the company I excitedly joined back in 2011 and it’s not a company that I would want to join today ” Pretty damning comment. I don’t know the backstory here, but it seems aimed at management not doing a good job given the praise he lavished on the tech teams. Can someone here fill me on the issues they’re facing?

Yeah, tbh I was a little shocked he put that out there. Speaking for myself, I know I wouldn't publicly burn a bridge like that for what seems to be no good reason, and I'd advise anyone leaving a job to try to do so on reasonable terms if possible. If Canonical is really that bad, people already know (and judging by the comments... yeah... not great).

OSS companies have strong community interaction.

He needs to explain why he tried to get tons of people to work on Canonical adjacent tech, but is now leaving.

He'd be burning bridges with all his contacts if he didn't off them an explanation as to why Canonical tech is no longer something they should contribute to.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by BaseballPhysics »

frozenport wrote: post #127
BaseballPhysics wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, tbh I was a little shocked he put that out there. Speaking for myself, I know I wouldn't publicly burn a bridge like that for what seems to be no good reason, and I'd advise anyone leaving a job to try to do so on reasonable terms if possible. If Canonical is really that bad, people already know (and judging by the comments... yeah... not great).

OSS companies have strong community interaction. He needs to explain why he tried to get tons of people to work on Canonical adjacent tech, but is now leaving. He'd be burning bridges with all his contacts if he didn't off them an explanation as to why Canonical tech is no longer something they should contribute to.

I don't agree. He could simply say "After reflection and thinking about what I want to do next in my career, I've realized it's time to part ways with Canonical.". Frankly, that'd be about as detailed as what he posted, but without the parting shot (it's not like he elaborated on his management complaints).

He owes no one a detailed explanation for his decision and it's perfectly normal to keep things like this close to the vest.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by flemhans »

dcgudeman wrote: post #58
trufas wrote: post #54

LXD is great tech and a pleasure to work with. This blows. Hopefully an actually open alternative pops up. Canonical's general bad attitude towards FOSS is just appalling.

Can I ask what you use LXD for?

Can I ask what people do without LXD?

It's the closest I've found to Linux-VServer which I still miss to this day.

Re: Stéphane Graber has left Canonical

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Post by Zandikar »

sitzkrieg wrote: post #76
twic wrote: post #69

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Have you thought about having one machine plus a hot spare, and swapping out hard drives? If it gets subpoenaed for job X, put the job X drive in and give it to the lawyers, then put the drive for the current job in the spare, order a new spare, and carry on. Of course, if you can bill the machines through to the clients, why bother!

swapping out hard drives in modern laptops sounds like an easier time for you? even w nvme sticks im gunna go with "no way"

You don't even have to open up the laptop anymore with pcie pass through on thunderbolt/usb4, you can attach NVMe physically externally without the typical USB IO hit. That gets into a discussion of enough ports and docks and what not but it is possible and in many cases pretty easy. Of course, that tends to cost extra as that tech isn't ubiquitous yet, but it's cheaper than a separate laptop.

Now, if you're doing this for concerns regarding discovery, I'd just use separate devices, as my confidence is low the court wouldn't just require the entire host(s) involved anyway.

This is personally why my environment is not tied to a specific host. Should any given device(s) get caught up in discovery I can still build/recover a full fresh environment on a new device relatively unimpeded - and do so regularly to ensure it's not just a theoretical. It can be a hassle, but at least I'm not trying to juggle devices in that way and have flexibility to either BYOB or work with client supplied kit and still bring my env and tools with me.

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