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Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by sillysaurusx on Saturday September 12, 2020 @06:02PM (#24456254)
I downvoted you but I feel bad for not explaining why.

One of my memories: Being pulled into a side office and grilled for a half hour for posting a similarly harmless statement to HN.

So your comment triggered mild PTSD.

It's not your place as an individual employee to post about your employer. You work in a team setting. If the team decides it's appropriate to post to HN, then that's fine. But you alone do not get to decide that.

Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by sam_lynx on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:24AM (#24458834)
What? You are suggesting that a person is unable to share his personal experiences and opinions unless their employer agrees? Obviously this may damage the company, but personally I have no sympathy for a company worth billions of dollars who is not known for their fair treatment of workers at all. I see nothing immoral in the original commenter releasing this information.
Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by sillysaurusx on Sunday September 13, 2020 @07:47AM (#24460198)
It doesn't matter whether you see something immoral about it. Employers do punish employees for doing so.
Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by sam_lynx on Sunday September 13, 2020 @07:14PM (#24464731)
Yes, that is why he used a burner account.
Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by rexpop on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:51PM (#24463865)
> It's not your place

Strange how your response to abuse isn't to warn us about abuse, but to moralize about the actions through which your abuser justified their emotional violence.