• DolphinMath@slrpnk.net
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      8 months ago

      For anyone interested, in regards to the employee abuse claims. A 3rd party law firm was brought in for an investigation at the expense of LMG. 8 months later the results of the investigation were posted here:

      https://xcancel.com/LinusTech/status/1793428629378208057

      Some of the highlights are below:

      In summary, as confirmed by the investigation, the allegations made against the team were largely unfounded, misleading, and unfair.

      Or more specifically the investigation found that:

      Claims of bullying and harassment were not substantiated.

      Allegations that sexual harassment were ignored or not addressed were false.

      Any concerns that were raised were investigated. Furthermore, from reviewing our history, the investigator is confident that if any other concerns had been raised, we would have investigated them.

      There was no evidence of “abuse of power” or retaliation. The individual involved may not have agreed with our decisions or performance feedback, but our actions were for legitimate work-related purposes, and our business reasons were valid.

      Allegations of process errors and miscommunication while onboarding this individual were partially substantiated, but the investigator found ample documentary evidence of LMG working to rectify the errors and the individual being treated generously and respectfully. When they had questions, they were responded to and addressed.

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        8 months ago

        Linus said that he’d consider it a personal failure on his part if his employees feel they need to unionise to get heard

        And the Internet Hate Machine interprets this as LINUS STOMPS UNIONS AND WANTS TO FUCK THEM IN THE ASS. DRY.

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          8 months ago

          I’ve never really watched the guy, so I have no dog in this fight. That’s definitely a dumb-as-nails take. Not anything I wouldn’t expect from someone born to moderate wealth running a company, but not especially malicious.

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            8 months ago

            As I mentioned in my prev comment I feel that if your employees feel a need to unionize then they’re past civil discussions

            Why? Unions are for civil discussion.