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Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

#4
A couple of Tweets to note:

1. The OP has not yet explained what happened but says a blog post is on its way: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444649347037155329

> I'm done keeping quiet and will be writing about my experiences soon.

2. Part of the problem stems from this Secret post that apparently refers to her: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160

My own opinion: unrelated to the issue at hand, but I'm sad at how technology in the world's brightest innovation sector is being used as I imagine it would be among high schoolers who had the power to invent and acquire millions in funding.

Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

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post #4

A couple of Tweets to note: 1. The OP has not yet explained what happened but says a blog post is on its way: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444649347037155329 > I'm done keeping quiet and will be writing about my experiences soon. 2. Part of the problem stems from this Secret post that apparently refers to her: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160 My own opinion: unrelated to the issue at ha…

My own opinion: She is a terrible person to work with, in response to this [1] outing of her behind the scenes behavior decided to deflect everything back at GitHub with public tantrum filled with false allegations.

https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160

Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

#6
post #4

A couple of Tweets to note: 1. The OP has not yet explained what happened but says a blog post is on its way: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444649347037155329 > I'm done keeping quiet and will be writing about my experiences soon. 2. Part of the problem stems from this Secret post that apparently refers to her: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160 My own opinion: unrelated to the issue at ha…

My own opinion: She is a terrible person to work with, in response to this [1] outing of her behind the scenes behavior decided to deflect everything back at GitHub with public tantrum filled with false allegations. https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160

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Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

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post #4

A couple of Tweets to note: 1. The OP has not yet explained what happened but says a blog post is on its way: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444649347037155329 > I'm done keeping quiet and will be writing about my experiences soon. 2. Part of the problem stems from this Secret post that apparently refers to her: https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160 My own opinion: unrelated to the issue at ha…

My own opinion: She is a terrible person to work with, in response to this [1] outing of her behind the scenes behavior decided to deflect everything back at GitHub with public tantrum filled with false allegations. https://twitter.com/nrrrdcore/status/444646082857820160

What information is your opinion based on?

Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

#8

Here is one of her blog posts expressing frustration, although still vague: http://julieannhorvath.com/2013/03/22/there-is-no-emoji-for-...

going by that post it seems that for some reason she thinks it is appropriate to use the word "Fuck" on stage and inappropriate for people to complain about it.

That seems a little backwards to me.

Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

#9
harassment is a pretty strong word in my opinion, so I hope she proceeds with blogging as to what constituted that harassment and why she endured it for so long.

On other hand if she was so bad as the Secret screenshot claims, why wasnt she fired. Of course this whole incident could be a result of a slow firing process where the employer has to collect enough documentation in order to protect itself from any discrimination lawsuit.

Of course truth be told we simply may never find out what really happened since each party will try to protect its image.

Re: Developer quits GitHub due to harassment

#10
btw, she seems like a very driven and talented lady: she made a move from a marketing intern in 2010 to a marketing manager to a designer and finally(not represented in her LinkedIn profile) to a developer at Github.

I have no doubt of her abilities since Im assuming Github is pretty good at their interviews. Its too bad something got broken professionally or personally that resulted in this outcry

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