SendGrid has terminated the employment of Adria Richards?

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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