[abuehrle]

Because homeless people wearing their company’s merch, in your minds, would further degrade the company’s image? Or something else? I’m an anonymous internet stranger, but I invite you to think about what you’re actually saying, and whether it reflects true views you wish to hold.

[ilyt]

Joke police arrived I see.

But yeah it's truly horrible that homeless people got some clothes with logo of now-dead company, how horrible for them!

[tehwebguy]

> Joke police arrived I see.

Was there a joke? I didn’t get it either!

[1970-01-01]

Probably were tipped off by the fashion police.

[bombolo]

When my company changed name the last time, they actually told us to destroy any merchandise we might have. No donating.

I actually keep wearing them. I don't have much anyway.

[labster]

Remember that gift we gave you because we’re such a great company to work for? Yeah, we’re going to need you to destroy that. And come in on Saturday.

[SilasX]

Similar issue with that Abercrombie & Fitch CEO who only wanted "cool kids" to be seen in his clothes, so someone made sure to give donated A&F clothes to the homeless:

https://www.businessinsider.com/man-gives-abercrombie-to-hom...

[throwawaylinux]

Do you believe that homeless people do not face negative stereotypes and discrimination and suffer from poor image in society? Perhaps take some time out to reflect on that mindset some day.

[jjoonathan]

You are missing GP's specific grievance and how it relates to his revenge. You are welcome to find schadenfreude distasteful, I wouldn't even disagree, I'm not even sure GP would disagree, but I'd ask that you join me in an empathy exercise first so that you can at least understand what you are wagging a finger at.

Let's walk through a fictional scenario. Imagine that you are on a team that is overloaded and behind schedule -- not because you suck, but because management is a bit green and has let their expectations run considerably ahead of reality. In a misguided attempt to help, management goes out and buys some highly paid consultants without vetting them (management is a bit green, remember?). The consultants frame you as incompetent and themselves as saviors, but in actual fact they consume time and money and contribute nothing of value. They turn out to be a liability, not an asset. Management doesn't understand this and doesn't want to understand it so the consultants stay hired. Those consultants earn more than you, are worse than useless, and yet still have the gall to go behind your back and talk shit about you. Assholes!

This is the headspace in which seeing the consultants lose their job feels like long overdue cosmic justice. They didn't just pass you on the racetrack of capitalism, they sliced your tires as they went by -- but now they are spinning out. Is it so very wrong to enjoy the sight? Suddenly, an evil idea tugs at the back of your mind: you have some of their merch. You could commemorate the occasion. So far, they have been the bad guy... but now it's your turn.

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I tend to agree with you and find the revenge part distasteful, but only due to the collateral damage. I'm sure there were people working for Highly Paid Consultant Company who didn't deserve to lose their job, walk out, and see a living extrapolation of themselves into homelessness and failure, and the homeless don't deserve to be used as props representing failure. However, the asshole consultants this was targeted at? I tend to suspect that if I were to learn all the details I'd agree with GP that they earned this one.

As you might have guessed, I've experienced something akin to this story myself, except that the asshole consultants in my story got away scott-free. In both cases they got to keep their ill-gotten gains. It's not like the money was clawed back, so the scales still tip in their direction. If it's wrong to occasionally indulge in fantasies of karmic justice... then today, I'm in the wrong. Thanks for sharing, GP.