[kafkaesq]

Maybe because her post was whiny more than constructive criticism.

Maybe it was. But there are also moment where, when someone says or does something that seems rash and ill-considered (and may even seem a bit unsettling) -- when we would hope that an inner voice would call out for, you know, magnanimity and restraint:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_the_other_cheek

rather than a cold, hard, boot to the face. Which unfortunately was the CEO's instinctive response, in this situation.