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Under Bryan's leadership, multiple namespaces (left-pad, etc.) including my own (file-saver) have been wrongly transferred to new owners without authorization from the previous owners. npm can't handle security, and they have been sorely in need of new leadership for years.
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Why was he asked to leave? To which “terrible optics” do you refer? Your implied context is opaque.
Here is some background on some of the things that happened while he was CEO: https://twitter.com/fharper/status/1111694552262459393
I only made it through the first ~10 tweets before clicking out, so maybe there's something I'm missing further in the thread. But to me, it just sounds like what you'd expect from someone being laid off.
It's a little weird that he didn't have a manager who would wish him well on his way out. But that's about it. The bit about a severance with a non-disparagement contract is absolutely standard, not out of the usual whatsoever (especially for a VC backed company like NPM).
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Here is some background on some of the things that happened while he was CEO: https://twitter.com/fharper/status/1111694552262459393
I'm not sure what conclusions one can draw about the broader NPM culture by reading a single-sided Twitter thread from a disgruntled former employee tweeting about how he lost his job. I only made it through the first ~10 tweets before clicking out, so maybe there's something I'm missing further in the thread. But to me, it just sounds like what you'd expect from someone being laid off. It's a little weird that he di…
That's a very common thing, laying people off in an insensitive manner. Lot's of companies (even big massive successful companies) do that all the time.
That doesn't make it right, but, whatever the reasons their board had for letting go of their CEO, laying people off in an insensitive manner is unlikely to be among them.
Looks as if he was asked to leave. No surprise given the terrible optics they've been under for the past year. NPM is such a vital tool and I really enjoy using it. I hope their next CEO makes better decisions in regards to the humans who work there. Good luck to all the NPM staff! I'm rooting for you! From the Register... "According to people familiar with the matter, Bogensberger was asked to leave by the company's…
Why was he asked to leave? To which “terrible optics” do you refer? Your implied context is opaque.
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Here is some background on some of the things that happened while he was CEO: https://twitter.com/fharper/status/1111694552262459393
Maybe I didn't read too far into the thread, but it sounds like they laid off a guy, provided some severance, and there weren't many managers that sent him a goodbye note? I don't see the connection here... what was the bad thing they did?
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It's obvious to me that Microsoft will end up buying NPM Inc.
Why? They already own Github which is about to reduce NPM to “feature, not product” status
Typically: to enhance their offerings, remove a competitor, or shut it down.
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Here is some background on some of the things that happened while he was CEO: https://twitter.com/fharper/status/1111694552262459393
I'm not sure what conclusions one can draw about the broader NPM culture by reading a single-sided Twitter thread from a disgruntled former employee tweeting about how he lost his job. I only made it through the first ~10 tweets before clicking out, so maybe there's something I'm missing further in the thread. But to me, it just sounds like what you'd expect from someone being laid off. It's a little weird that he di…
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I'm not sure what conclusions one can draw about the broader NPM culture by reading a single-sided Twitter thread from a disgruntled former employee tweeting about how he lost his job. I only made it through the first ~10 tweets before clicking out, so maybe there's something I'm missing further in the thread. But to me, it just sounds like what you'd expect from someone being laid off. It's a little weird that he di…
His complaint seems to be, not that he was laid off, but that the way it was communicated to him was insensitive. That's a very common thing, laying people off in an insensitive manner. Lot's of companies (even big massive successful companies) do that all the time. That doesn't make it right, but, whatever the reasons their board had for letting go of their CEO, laying people off in an insensitive manner is unlikely…