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Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

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Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea for the company to take use an eye-for-an-eye policy in return? -- What. No (American) non-executive employees should ever be forced to sign anything. I never have for any job. Employers…

Normally required as part of a severance package. Pretty standard.

Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

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post #8

Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea for the company to take use an eye-for-an-eye policy in return? -- What. No (American) non-executive employees should ever be forced to sign anything. I never have for any job. Employers…

I don't think you're forced to sign. That point is also lightly touched on in the comment - "the non-disparagement we asked you to sign" and "Even if you don't sign the non-disparagement". I've signed these before, and I was under no impression that I was being forced.

His signature was required for the severance package, according to him.

https://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2iea97/i_am_a_former_r...

Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

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post #8

Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea for the company to take use an eye-for-an-eye policy in return? -- What. No (American) non-executive employees should ever be forced to sign anything. I never have for any job. Employers…

Did they force him to sign it? How could they force him; what are they going to do if he refuses? Fire him? Anyway, yishan gives a decent enough justification IMO

Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

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post #8

Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea for the company to take use an eye-for-an-eye policy in return? -- What. No (American) non-executive employees should ever be forced to sign anything. I never have for any job. Employers…

I am not 100% sure of the agreements of his termination, but I am pretty sure no one is "forced" to sign anything, however, in the states, severance packages are optional, and not required. If the company wants to give severance packages if you sign a non-disparagement agreement, I do not see anything wrong with this.

Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

#18
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Aw man. This is totally gonna get taken down by YC management/altman...

Why would it? Seems like a perfectly reasonable and professional response by yishan, shows investors that he isn't going to take crap from ex-employees trying to bad mouth the company.

Heh, perfectly reasonable and professional right until the boldened "fired" in the second sentence? Care to give an example what would constitute a less-than professional response?

Re: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

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post #8

Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea for the company to take use an eye-for-an-eye policy in return? -- What. No (American) non-executive employees should ever be forced to sign anything. I never have for any job. Employers…

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