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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.
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.
Is this legal? Where I live, I'm pretty sure this kind of public disclosure isn't allowed due to privacy laws.
The guy lied about why he was let go and put Reddit in the awkward position of either saying nothing and letting people believe they're a shitty workplace that fires people for disagreeing with management, or telling the truth about why the guy was fired (not laid off.)
Frankly, he brought this on himself by forcing Reddit into choosing between two sucky options.
Aw man. This is totally gonna get taken down by YC management/altman...
Aw man. This is totally gonna get taken down by YC management/altman...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
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...
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Every time Reddit Admins delete a thread, it leads to a shitstorm.
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If people publicly drag you through the mud, you have the right to respond.