What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me

Re:What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me by acjohnson55 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:48AM (#18118876)

It frustrates me to no end to see people apologize for the abusive behavior of powerful people. If this engineer can be expected to find a better font, his boss can be expected to express what he found so unacceptable in an actual critique.

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Re:What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me by aikah on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:29AM (#18119046)

Yep, apparently harassment, verbal assault and abuse is just seen as yet another management technique these days and engineers will apologize for it, which is a paradox in the era of "safe spaces" and "code of conducts".

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Re:What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me by acjohnson55 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @07:24AM (#18120505)

I really don't think it's a new thing. If anything, it's less acceptable than ever. Even in the military, I think they've toned it down from the Full Metal Jacket-style abuse.

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Re:What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me by mrhackerpoland on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @02:26AM (#18119234)

What I've seen is that people who take it up with HR get blacklisted after multiple complaints and will not find much success. You need perseverance to take every blow and still stand on your feet.

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Re:What I Learned from Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me by mathw on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @05:06AM (#18119904)

That is not the person's problem, that is the HR department's problem and the company's problem.

And, really, a reason to look for another company.

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