"I took all the info to our CEO and got him demoted to server maintenance guy, on the spot, and I took over his job"
WOW. You are a terrible human being.
WOW. You are a terrible human being.
I told our CEO what this guy was doing, why it was bad, why nobody else does that, and how it ought to be done instead. I honestly thought our boss would just force him to follow my recommendations. But instead he told me to just re-do it the right way myself. Boss made the best decision for the company.
You could have presented your objections in a more tactful manner, but you didn't, because you're a judgmental asshole.
Yes, heaven forbid someone qualified run their IT dept. What's he supposed to do? Sit around, idly hoping that someone else notices the incompetence?
I think OP made the right move. To me it sounds like the guy should have been fired rather than demoted.
If you defend such behavior for taking over job/demotion I seriously think there lies greater problem in tech community.
Edit: HN is getting fucked up day by day. Any simple disagreement is greeted with downvotes. Carry on.
"That seems like a rude thing to do" would be.
What you said was a personal attack, and a quite rude one at that.
That's correct, and no doubt the reason for the downvotes.
I've even seen numerous posts that contain nothing but factual information that displeases the audience here be voted down into the gray. The post can be in the flattest, most neutral tone possible, and if it's not what people want to hear, down it goes.
It's discouraging, and it's to a point where I no longer feel a desire to participate in this community. Frankly, I'm finding a number of subreddits to be more inviting and more interesting these days.
I don't really see what can be done about it, if you even agree it's an issue, but I did want to make a point of letting you know about a problem I've seen grow worse over recent months.
Make your mistake, take responsibility, learn and continue on.