Death by 1000 cuts

Choice quotes from the blog:

> Since the reaction was based on hearing a forking sexual innuendo joke, a joke was heard whether or not it was intentionally made.

> The man who was terminated chose to post the experience on HackerNews. To me, that is a TOTAL overreaction. To you that might be a normal thing to do. This is definitely not what I would have done, but it is the option he chose. He apologized, which I think was awesome. I just don’t think HackerNews, being a troll Eden, is a place to post personal information about yourself or others.

> This is not the first time a “private” offensive joke has been overheard. (If others can hear you, like when you’re on your cell at Starbucks, it’s not private). The first few times we let such things slide. The next few times we give a “if looks could kills” stare. The next few times, we inform the perpetrator that we’re offended. For the comedically inclined, the next few times we mock the perpetrator. The next few times we ask them to shut up. The next time we tweet.

> So, who is to blame? I don’t think it really matters anymore. All I know is that this week has been horrible.

> Who should have been professionally disciplined? How about the SendGrid sysAdmins who couldn’t handle a DDoS attack? Seriously! SendGrid focused on the wrong staff people when their site went down.