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A Twitter engineer who created cartoons poking fun at his own company was fired

76 pointsby jmukover 2 years ago

11 comments

kakaliover 2 years ago
This is the same person who did comics at Google. Their work was a highlight during my time there. Google even used their comics for basic employee training.<p>I’m surprised folks say that we can’t be critical of own employer. Our employers are not lords or kings. We choose to work for them and can replace them.
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fasthands9over 2 years ago
&gt;He wrote that after he tweeted a cartoon last year, Twitter HR asked him to take it down, along with one he had posted internally.<p>I do not understand the perceived right some people think they have to publicly harm the entity that is paying them. A private company is paying you to make them money and you accepted the role because you thought it was the most money you could make. If they decide that you have gone out of their way to create PR&#x2F;money problems for them then of course they will&#x2F;should let you go.
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manv1over 2 years ago
Do what you want, and your employer can do what they want.<p>In some ideal dream world the management would just grin and move on. In another ideal dream world the employee would be part of the solution instead of taking potshots at management.<p>In real life this person could be considered a toxic employee that sucks the life out of everyone. Fire them fast. If they don&#x27;t like their environment they can find another one.
iLoveOncallover 2 years ago
&gt; As Musk visited Twitter&#x27;s San Francisco headquarters last week, Cornet handed him a cartoon with a note that read: &quot;I hope you don&#x27;t mind a &#x27;court jester&#x27; at Twitter or you&#x27;ll have to get me fired,&quot; signed with an emoji sticking his tongue out.<p>Well, it wouldn&#x27;t be much of a stretch to say he basically fired himself.
yrgulationover 2 years ago
Twitter will be gone within a few years, or a shell of its former self.
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jleyankover 2 years ago
This is to be expected. Elon wants to say whatever he wants. He wants his friends and associates to be able to say what they want. The rest of you all... No, do as you&#x27;re told. Note that <i>he</i> bought Twitter, not you.
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mrlonglongover 2 years ago
Looks bad for Musk, firing someone like that.
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comprevover 2 years ago
&quot;Don&#x27;t bite the hand which feeds you&quot;<p>It&#x27;s not rocket science.
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fragmedeover 2 years ago
Memegen ftw
sn0w_crashover 2 years ago
Publicly insulting the company you work for will lead to immediate termination almost anywhere.<p>Not sure what the news is here.
realgeniushereover 2 years ago
Self test for whether you’re full of it or not: if you think this was unjust, do you feel the same way about Google firing Damore? If not, why?
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