[prododev]

Sure you do. The poster was polite, got an extremely rude response, and has no obligation to be polite afterwards.

Airing their shit out is a disclosure of a vulnerability, and it's important to do. Typically you reach out to say, "how would you prefer I do this?" And work through a common understanding. The company flipped the bird, so it got aired very publicly.

[DangitBobby]

I can call myself a bicycle but I don't have any wheels.

Their behavior when things don't go their way belies their initial "politeness". When the transaction didn't go how they wanted, they pulled the trigger on being a dick, publicly. That is a much worse offense that an impolite email. If this were a coworker or a contractor, it would color all of my interactions with them going forward.

[grayhatter]

> they pulled the trigger on being a dick, publicly. That is a much worse offense that an impolite email.

brain dead take; the article was impolite, the email was an overt threat by an impotent exec *in response to someone trying to help*!

Dang it bobby, it's not worse to respond to respond to asshattery (the email) with irreverent sunlight (the article).

I also wouldn't call you a bicycle because you're not going anywhere with this attitude. The CEO got a gift, and the author got a middle finger. No matter what happens after, the CEO without a doubt shot first. And shot someone just trying to help. He can get fucked, and anyone defending him can join in too.