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This petition was created by one person (may or may not be a current employee) and posted to Blind. There were zero replies before they deleted it. The creator

This petition was created by one person (may or may not be a current employee) and posted to Blind. There were zero replies before they deleted it. The creator of this petition then sent it to @Carnage4Life/@GergelyOrosz[1] on Twitter who perpetuated the idea that this had actually been signed by employees and was causing a rucks at Coinbase. To me this is borderline misinformation because it is not representative of any reality. [1] https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life/status/1534986892906639360 https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life/status/1534986892906639360

ok_dad 4y ago
I don’t care about the initial trigger much, mostly that the CEO’s first response to a possible employee problem was that it was dumb and to threaten his employees over it. Not a great look regardless of whether it was one employee, zero, or several hundred. Leaders should have much more compassion than this.
- tmn 4y ago
  It’s polarizing definitely. But the flip side is this is a great look for a large subset of the population
- Solvitieg 4y ago
  That's fair. I guess I'm just frustrated at these "tech writers" for re-posting unverified information from Blind and then needing to walk it back later. It's unprofessional and risky.
  - ok_dad 4y ago
    Too bad Mr. Armstrong didn't choose to keep his mouth shut for a bit longer, to verify if the claims were from actual employees. Alternatively, he could have made a single tweet: "I am aware of the open letter published today that was claimed to be from Coinbase empoyees. We will do our best to verify this and also respond to those employees internally to try and solve any issues they have with the direction of our company. I appreciate all feedback from Coinbase employees, positive or negative." Then deal with this internally.
    - hazyc 4y ago
      A+. Nothing more needed to be said.
    - twayt 4y ago
      Spot on. Shocking that the bar for CEO of a public company is so hilariously low.
    - mateo411 4y ago
      Yes, that seems like a better approach. This is where a marketing or a PR person is helpful.
      - ok_dad 4y ago
        I’m an autistic engineer and even I know how to phrase things better, so it’s not the lack of marketing, it’s a lack of maturity and leadership.

ok_dad 4y ago

I don’t care about the initial trigger much, mostly that the CEO’s first response to a possible employee problem was that it was dumb and to threaten his employees over it. Not a great look regardless of whether it was one employee, zero, or several hundred. Leaders should have much more compassion than this.

tmn 4y ago
It’s polarizing definitely. But the flip side is this is a great look for a large subset of the population
Solvitieg 4y ago
That's fair. I guess I'm just frustrated at these "tech writers" for re-posting unverified information from Blind and then needing to walk it back later. It's unprofessional and risky.
- ok_dad 4y ago
  Too bad Mr. Armstrong didn't choose to keep his mouth shut for a bit longer, to verify if the claims were from actual employees. Alternatively, he could have made a single tweet: "I am aware of the open letter published today that was claimed to be from Coinbase empoyees. We will do our best to verify this and also respond to those employees internally to try and solve any issues they have with the direction of our company. I appreciate all feedback from Coinbase employees, positive or negative." Then deal with this internally.
  - hazyc 4y ago
    A+. Nothing more needed to be said.
  - twayt 4y ago
    Spot on. Shocking that the bar for CEO of a public company is so hilariously low.
  - mateo411 4y ago
    Yes, that seems like a better approach. This is where a marketing or a PR person is helpful.
    - ok_dad 4y ago
      I’m an autistic engineer and even I know how to phrase things better, so it’s not the lack of marketing, it’s a lack of maturity and leadership.