| > I hope they don't lose their job. I hope they do. #1 it's a clear breach of corporate confidentiality policies. I can say that without knowing anything about Facebook's employment contracts. Posting insider information about internal company technical difficulties is going to be against employment guidelines at any Big Co. In a situation like this that might seem petty and cagey. But zooming out and looking at the bigger picture, it's first and foremost a SECURITY issue. Revealing internal technical and status updates needs to go through high-level management, security, and LEGAL approvals, lest you expose the company to increased security risk by revealing gaps that do not need to be publicized. (Aside: This is where someone clever might say "Security by obscurity is not a strategy". It's not the ONLY strategy, but it absolutely is PART of an overall security strategy.) #2 just purely from a prioritization/management perspective, if this was my employee, I would want them spending their time helping resolve the problem not post about it on reddit. This one is petty, but if you're close enough to the issue to help, then help. And if you're not, don't spread gossip - see #1. |
Irrespective of the question of how bad this was, you don't fix things by firing Guy A and hoping that the new hire Guy B will do it better. You fix it by training people. This employee has just undergone some very expensive training, as the old meme goes.