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Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by paulhauggis »

"In early 2012, he was supposed to move to San Francisco when he was diagnosed with Leukemia."

"Fortunately, reddit’s then-CEO, Yishan Wong, allowed him to keep his job and continued paying him until he was ready to work again"

So he worked for the company from 2012-2015..3 years. It sounds like at least a year of this was spent in and out of the hospital and he continued to get paid. It's not like he was fired on the spot.

Reddit gave him plenty of recovery time..and it just didn't work out in the end. I see no problem with what they did.

"Victoria (aka /u/chooter) was, without question, one of the nicest, most passionate, most efficient workers at reddit, and I honestly can’t fathom why she would have been terminated. It was such an honor to work with her, and as many mods have already stated, she truly took her work to heart and tried to provide a service to the community. She was one of the most well-known admins and was just incredible at her job. Without her, there would be hundreds of incredible AMAs that would have never happened."

We only see one-side of the story. Why was she let go? We still don't know.

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by forgotpasswd3x »

heimatau wrote: post #9

Can HN not get caught up in the drama of reddit? Please. (Btw, instead of just down voting because you disagree, how about you try to discuss why you think being caught up in the drama is a good thing)

Nobody is making you click on the submission or view the comments. If this isn't what you want to see on HN, then vote or flag the article, as usual.

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by heimatau »

forgotpasswd3x wrote: post #22
heimatau wrote: post #9

Can HN not get caught up in the drama of reddit? Please. (Btw, instead of just down voting because you disagree, how about you try to discuss why you think being caught up in the drama is a good thing)

Nobody is making you click on the submission or view the comments. If this isn't what you want to see on HN, then vote or flag the article, as usual.

True but I wanted to voice my opinion regarding the submission and the potential dramatic nature that HN could get 'caught up in'. I've been going to HN for about two years now only been a member for a short bit. I want to make my vote. That is all and hopefully communicate with others about it. For the record, I didn't down vote nor flag this but it seems enough of the community did therefore it fell off the front page.

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

#24

Post by dominotw »

heimatau wrote: post #17
dominotw wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. This is one of the most significant events on the internet today . A first of its kind social phenomenon. This needs to be analyzed like everything else.

Getting caught up in the drama won't add any value to the adolescence nature of reddit. We could posts analysis talking about the details regarding the matters at hand. But this submission is adding fuel to the fire of childish behavior.

>Getting caught up in the drama > childish behavior

You are the one who seems to be caught up on the drama by taking sides .

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by hwstar »

sp332 wrote: post #5
claudiug wrote: post #3

is possible in USA to get fired with no procedures, or not getting any money?

All 50 states have "at-will" employment, which means the employer can let the employee go or the employee can choose to leave at any time with no reason given. There are limitations on certain kinds of jobs, and severance packages are common but only for full-time or salaried employees I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

49 states have at-will employment. The exception is Montana. In Montana, they have 'just cause' similar to the rest of the developed world.

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by dang »

heimatau wrote: post #19
dang wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's going on at Reddit right now is a significant story, plus HN and Reddit have a long history together (indeed, a common origin). So it's appropriate for the story to be on HN, and it has been: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9822580 . When it comes to pile-on stories, though, you're right. You're also right that the topic should be discussed here in a substantive way. Generally, any time there's a frenzy o…

This submission isn't contributing to the understanding of the drama. Instead, it's getting caught up in the emotional and herd mentality.

My comment agrees with you about this particular submission. I probably should have made that clearer.

Btw, the HN rules ask you not to complain about downvotes in comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

Re: Reddit's CEO Allegedly Fired a Worker for Not Recovering from Cancer Fast Enough

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Post by heimatau »

dominotw wrote: post #24
heimatau wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting caught up in the drama won't add any value to the adolescence nature of reddit. We could posts analysis talking about the details regarding the matters at hand. But this submission is adding fuel to the fire of childish behavior.

>Getting caught up in the drama > childish behavior You are the one who seems to be caught up on the drama by taking sides .

No. This submission is clearly smearing one side, the CEO of reddit. This submission is not showing a balanced view of anything. I'm not taking her side nor am I taking the accuser's side. Both are being very emotional and I'd hope that instead of being emotional and pointing fingers, that we'd be a little more mature in the HN community.
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