[lisasays]

I work on Copilot now, and I can say this guy is totally full of himself.

Thanks for the reality check, and Occam's Razor suggests this is (unfortunately) the most likely explanation for what we're reading.

Sure, employees get taken advantage of, and screwed over by politics all the time. But something about going online and openly (and quit caustically) negging your employer while still on their payroll suggests that there's something seriously off about this guy.

And that in any case, his synopsis of the situation is not to be taken at face value.

Edit: Actually we don't have information about his current status with them. My mistake. Thanks to the commenter below for pointing that out.

[ncann]

Wait he's still employed there? How is this not going to result in a HR call up later on? How can he possibly think this is a good idea? I was under the impression that he already moved on to another company and was just bashing his old employer, which is still a bad idea, but this is just weird.

[anigbrowl]

Shh let me enjoy this boss battle

[40four]

Maybe, but he is in the comments here defending himself. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was something where all the heavy lifting was done by a couple people. That’s often the case. If it’s true, really doesn’t make me want to work at a huge company like that.

[lylejantzi3rd]

> Thanks for the reality check

What reality check? One online commenter you don't know contradicts another online commenter you don't know.

[lisasays]

The second commenter (at least claims to) be currently working not just at MS but on that very project. They could be trolling, but I doubt it.

[lylejantzi3rd]

> They could be trolling, but I doubt it.

And you're basing the truthfulness of his statement on what, exactly? That it corroborates with how you want to feel about the original poster? Hardly a "reality check."

[lisasays]

Common sense, and a reasonable Bayesian prior for these things. And the fact that (whatever his intrinsnic talents) what the first guy was saying just smells like BS, and he seems backpedal a lot.

[deepspace]

I was definitely getting ESR vibes when reading the Twitter thread, and was not surprised to see my suspicions confirmed here.

[joegibbs]

What does ESR stand for in this context?

[lisasays]

Some guy who went around claiming to be responsible for all kinds of stuff, when in fact he just didn't do all that much.

[GloomyBoots]

Eric S. Raymond I assume. I’m not sure what the reference is about. Maybe some internet lore I missed.

[deepspace]

Yes, Eric S Raymond. He was well known in the late 90s / early 00s for taking credit for all kinds of things that he did not really contribute to.

I believe that he turned 100% conspiracy theorist in recent years. He famously blames Alan Turing for his own judicial punishment and suicide.