Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit

Post by Karunamon » Mon, Oct 06, 2014, 9:03 PM UTC

8note wrote: post #188

Karunamon wrote: post #79

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Maybe it's not "professional", where that word has the common meaning of avoiding saying hard truths on the grounds that someone's feelings and/or political position might be hurt. This significantly elevates Reddit, IMO. Their CEO acts like a fucking human being instead of a politicized, sanitized, pretentious, weasel-wording sock puppet like so many other CEOs. You have no idea how much respect I have for this.

Being human doesn't mean you have to be an asshole though. ysihan is really on the side of politicized, sanitized, pretentious, weasel-wording sock puppet; minus the sanitized part. Consider his posts about the celeb nude photos leaks http://www.redditblog.com/2014/09/every-man-is-responsible-f... and http://www.reddit.com/r/yishan/comments/2frlxb/and_now_to_ma... compared to somebody who's actually speaking like a h…

Post by UK-AL » Mon, Oct 06, 2014, 9:04 PM UTC

opendais wrote: post #52

dreamweapon wrote: post #48

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"because I pissed off management with my feedback" Umm -- did he say that, in the words you are using (and took the trouble to put in quotes)? If so, where? It doesn't seem to appear anywhere in the comment thread.

I was paraphrasing: "Officially: no reason. And I get this; I vaguely know how CA employment law works and that you limit your liability by not stating a reason. It's also really hard to work through in your mind. The best theory I have is that, two weeks earlier, I raised concerns about donating 10% of ad revenue to charity. Some management likes getting feedback, some doesn't. ..." When you make a statement like "S…

Post by atwebb » Mon, Oct 06, 2014, 9:06 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #101

jcampbell1 wrote: post #41

I really don't like this. The problem is that Yishan never explicitly states that there was an exit interview, and the reason for the termination was clearly explained. He could have a half assed HR person that gave some bullshit reason like "you are not a good fit", and the ex-employee is legitimately confused about why he was terminated. The other potential issue is that employees go into shock when they are told t…

In California, a termination conversation usually begins and ends like this: "Thank you for your time, your services are no longer required. Please collect your belongings." Anything else opens the company up to liability.

Post by opendais » Mon, Oct 06, 2014, 9:08 PM UTC

nknighthb wrote: post #190

opendais wrote: post #112

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And some potential employees will look at it and go "Well, I am not going to risk working there" as a result either way.

His allegations were a mix of the implausible and the cliché. It would take a remarkably naïve candidate to both take these allegations at face value, and think Reddit is somehow unusual in being on the wrong end of them. If not having this stain is the criteria by which they judge potential employers, they will find no employment. Now, however, potential experienced employees who actually live in the real world will…

Post by C-64-Hacker » Mon, Oct 06, 2014, 9:10 PM UTC