[jsmthrowaway]

He's not. And I can describe his penis, so.

There was also stabbing employees (to the point of requiring an ambulance) while fooling around with a knife, setting the building on fire more than once, and tormenting other employees who he didn't like. All of that was tolerated and dismissed by management, specifically Chris Aker and Tom Asaro, which should tell you what you need to know about ever working there. One of Linode's early forays into hiring women ended very, very badly, and the only one who made it from that time period was forever marked by the experience.

And since he outed himself (I was careful not to), it's worth pointing out that the same individual now sits on the school board where he lives. Food for thought.

I required several years of counseling to recover from working at Linode, and I am no longer under any legal obligation to keep that a secret. I'm consulting with an attorney regarding the best way to tell my story without incurring legal liability, because Linode nearly killed several people who are very dear to me.

[odonnellryan]

The responses from this guy are disgusting. Glad I didn't take that job, and I'm sorry to hear about your time there.

I've certainly worked in similar atmospheres. I'm glad you've put it behind you.

[anaphor]

Not surprised they have such a toxic/brogrammer work environment. Some of the people on their IRC channel seemed really rude when I used to go on there (including the person who did that). Also I used to know a woman from one of the FOSS communities I'm involved with who worked there a few years ago and it definitely seemed like they treated her in a very tokenized way.