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Employees came forward that 37 kept a list of "funny" customer names - some offensive and racist. Instead of fixing the problem Fried and DHH banned employees t
by zyang 3y ago
Employees came forward that 37 kept a list of "funny" customer names - some offensive and racist. Instead of fixing the problem Fried and DHH banned employees talking about it. Later it came out DHH was a contributor to the list. https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-political-speech-policy-controversy https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-politic...
- devtailz 3y agoI really hope "banged" is a typo for "banned"...
- elzbardico 3y ago[flagged]
- AlexandrB 3y agoImagine if they ever found out what service industry workers say about customers behind their backs.
- zyang 3y agoI agree there are many out there using fake outrage for personal gain and ladder climbing. In this case DHH's frat club behavior was publicly called out. Instead of accepting responsibility he called timeout to cover his own behind. 37 lost business and credibility from the fallout. That's hardly harmless.
- theonething 3y ago> Instead of accepting responsibility "He (DHH) called it a systemic failure on the company’s part." “There was some awareness at the time within the company that that list had existed and it wasn’t acted upon. That is squarely on Jason’s and my record.” The list, he said, “in itself is just a gross violation of the trust … It’s just wrong in all sorts of fundamental ways.” How exactly did he not accept responsibility?
- theonething 3y ago> Later it came out DHH was a contributor to the list. I didn't see that in the article in you linked. Are you referring to another source? Could you link it?
- d1sxeyes 3y agoThanks for the summary!