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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by MetaCosm on Thursday March 21, 2013 @12:21PM (#5416242)
She didn't make a mistake, she made a calculated play -- she fancied herself a hero and victim at the same time, the level of self-aggrandizement on display was dizzying, she did it in public to make the mob lash out.

SendGrid is in an ugly place, probably losing customers by the minute. If I was currently a SendGrid customer, I would be taking my business elsewhere... for a variety of reasons.

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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by rmrfrmrf on Thursday March 21, 2013 @12:49PM (#5416609)
SendGrid would have come out stronger from weathering the storm as a defender and promoter of women in tech. Instead, they're giving in to terrorism. Anyone feeling a sense of relief out of this situation is out of their mind.
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by MetaCosm on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:23PM (#5417605)
I am not sure I agree. I don't think that their customers want to be dragged into any of this, they just want working mail... and will be unforgiving when the service is down.

As for being a "defender and promoter of women in tech" -- I guess it really depends on if you see her as the victim or the bully in the situation. Being a defender and promoter of bullies in tech is a far less noble badge to wear.

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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by Nursie on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:27PM (#5417635)
"SendGrid would have come out stronger from weathering the storm as a defender and promoter of women in tech."

Is that what they would have been though? People are drawing attention to a load of things she's said on twitter and elsewhere that are more than a bit dodgy. A picture begins to form of someone on a mission which may not really be aligned with Sendgrid's requirements for an evangelist.

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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by LockeWatts on Thursday March 21, 2013 @01:20PM (#5416968)
DDoS = terrorism? What?
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by jbackus on Friday March 22, 2013 @03:50AM (#5421824)
Why would you take your business elsewhere and take on an inconvenience to your company for something unrelated to how your product operates?
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by MetaCosm on Friday March 22, 2013 @05:43AM (#5422037)
The product went down entirely for hours as a result of prior poor hiring decisions and terrible early handling of the situation.

Sendgrid is in a crowded space... easy enough to switch.

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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by andrewdupont on Thursday March 21, 2013 @01:02PM (#5416755)
Are you inside her brain right now? Or are you just arrogant enough to imagine you know her motives?
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by MetaCosm on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:12PM (#5417512)
She SAID it -- she said she was a hero, point blank, full stop. Please read her blog then report back.
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by chadscira on Thursday March 21, 2013 @01:23PM (#5416994)
Thats the impression i got after reading her blog post.
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Re:SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards? by jtc331 on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:01PM (#5417419)
She pretty much detailed her reasons on her blog.
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