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inpdx | 2 years ago

Makes me think less of YCombinator that a person of this temperament would be CEO.

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geor9e|2 years ago

Make me think more

This world has too many politically correct corporate drones. And their work is boring.

An actual relatable human in charge? Sounds like an edge.

almost_usual|2 years ago

> In the past, Tan has not been receptive to jokes about him: When commenting on San Francisco community organizer Julian La Rosa, who had said that “millionaires and landlords should be guillotined,” Tan seemed to take the jest deadly seriously.

> “This is not a joke,” he posted. “This guy wants to guillotine people.”

iosnoob|2 years ago

Agreed - quite a shock to realize the type of person who is now in charge (haven't kept up to date on leadership here)

reece|2 years ago

Yep.

The reputational harm clause that is surely in his employment contact was just beached. The board should fire him within days.

The culture of a company is the behavior you tolerate. If the board doesn't act, they're condoning toxic culture, which is ultimately a threat to their institution.