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Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

#11

Post by fingerprinter » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:35 PM UTC

Nate75Sanders wrote: post #8

fingerprinter wrote: post #4

I know NOTHING about Dickinson other than this article and the linked articles, but something that really bothers me about tech is how people like him are able to even become CTO/CEO/CXO at all, let alone continue to get jobs at that level! I've worked with my share of C level folk who are borderline sociopathic and have the wonderful combination of NOT being successful at that level either. It astounds me that peopl…

Most devs I've met will just endlessly put up with this shit. They'll also put up with: - long hours - far less than optimal physical workspaces - being left in the dark about what's going on in the company from a business perspective - all kinds of other crap We need more devs who will speak up or at least who will support the ones who do speak up. In far too many workplaces, it's still high school. Management is so…

I also wonder about the VCs or boards that hire them! I get the sense that they generally don't care if someone is a complete asshole so long as he gets results. But I am confounded when someone is a complete asshole and they don't get results. How does that person keep getting these jobs? :/

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by protomyth » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:35 PM UTC

For Business Insider's sake, I hope he was not involved in any hiring decisions because there will be some lawsuits.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by Nate75Sanders » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:37 PM UTC

fingerprinter wrote: post #11

Nate75Sanders wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most devs I've met will just endlessly put up with this shit. They'll also put up with: - long hours - far less than optimal physical workspaces - being left in the dark about what's going on in the company from a business perspective - all kinds of other crap We need more devs who will speak up or at least who will support the ones who do speak up. In far too many workplaces, it's still high school. Management is so…

I also wonder about the VCs or boards that hire them! I get the sense that they generally don't care if someone is a complete asshole so long as he gets results. But I am confounded when someone is a complete asshole and they don't get results. How does that person keep getting these jobs? :/

Network of rich/influential buddies.

Coming up with excuses/assigning blame somewhere other than himself.

Taking credit for other people's successes.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by meritt » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:40 PM UTC

Another brogrammer removed from the industry. Hopefully the debacle at TC Disrupt over the weekend removed a few more as well. Let's keep this train rolling.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by Karunamon » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:41 PM UTC

Was this just the last straw? I ask because the tweet pictured in the article seems fairly reasonable. Calling out a coworker for insulting you on twitter doesn't seem particularly objectionable.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by samstave » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:43 PM UTC

meritt wrote: post #14

Another brogrammer removed from the industry. Hopefully the debacle at TC Disrupt over the weekend removed a few more as well. Let's keep this train rolling.

What was the debacle at Disrupt?

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by meritt » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:44 PM UTC

samstave wrote: post #16

meritt wrote: post #14

Another brogrammer removed from the industry. Hopefully the debacle at TC Disrupt over the weekend removed a few more as well. Let's keep this train rolling.

What was the debacle at Disrupt?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OhpES4L7g Titstare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n88eb8LUIdU Circle Shake

Not only the sheer audacity of these idiots with their "apps" but also on the shoulders of TechCrunch who apparently do not employ any sort of pre-screening toward applicants.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by spindritf » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:45 PM UTC

I've seen it gaining momentum on Twitter yesterday. Pretty disturbing lynch-mob stuff.

EDIT: Is it possible to link to past search results on Twitter? So https://twitter.com/search?q=%40paxdickinson but as it was 12h ago? Either way, it's not that different today.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by fedvasu » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:45 PM UTC

It is height of hypocrysy! That dude is not entitled to his opinion. :facepalm: I hate this entire feminism in tech agenda. Yeah, He is a douche, so what? Everyone is a little bit on varying topics.Because of things like that our industry is stranded in politics. Pax: Salute!

business insider: you are anti-democratic and pro-feminist douche bags.

fuck feminist agenda.

Re: Business Insider CTO Forced to Resign Following Twitter Firestorm

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Post by rjknight » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

meritt wrote: post #14

Another brogrammer removed from the industry. Hopefully the debacle at TC Disrupt over the weekend removed a few more as well. Let's keep this train rolling.

He hasn't been removed from the industry, just from this job. If he's any good (which I have absolutely zero knowledge of) then he'll be back somewhere else before long. Hopefully with a new attitude.