[trun]

Whenever I see a story like this I always think of this XKCD strip: http://xkcd.com/137/

I don't aim to offend people with things I post online, but I don't expect to make everyone happy either. If a future employer might not hire me because I express myself publicly, chances are I don't want to work there anyways. However, I find it sad to see this kind of thing in education. I know too many great teachers in public schools that have decided to leave due to crap like this, and I can't help feeling that things only get worse in their absence.

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[potatolicious]

That's nice.

In the mean time, tomorrow is the 1st of the month, remember to pay rent, utility bills, and credit card bills.

The "someone who is a dick is probably not someone I'd want to work with anyways" thought is correct, but it is a thought that practically no one out there in the real world actually enjoys. One has to realize that the current state of the software industry affords us the luxury of choosing our jobs out of many opportunities, instead of simply taking whatever we can get. We are extraordinary outliers in this respect, and it remains to be seen how long we can make this last.

The majority of people in this country (and abroad!) do not have such luxuries - I'm all for regulation here, because it seems like this is not something that will regulate itself.

[edit] Side thought: what's wrong with people? You see something you don't like on Facebook, you talk to that person like a reasonable human being. This passive aggressiveness pisses me right the hell off. We've become a society of cowards and snitches, so afraid of confrontation that we will hide behind a 3rd party whenever anything that displeases us happens.

[fleitz]

I know many people who don't work in tech who also don't put up with this crap. It's not about whether you work in tech, it's about whether you work for yourself, or someone who isn't an asshole and more importantly whether you respect yourself. I know people who weld metal , cut trees, plant trees, landscape, etc, who would never put up with this kind of stuff.

Assuming the worst because she wouldn't give access is exactly the kind of reasoning that courts resolutely set their face against.

Necessity is the argument of tyrants and the creed of slaves. I for see this decision being overturned quite quickly.

[doktrin]

>> If a future employer might not hire me because I express myself publicly, chances are I don't want to work there anyways.

Not too long ago, one of my colleagues (senior dev) opined that he would never want to work for a company that expected him to wear a suit to an interview.

He (currently) has the luxury of expecting potential employers to bend over backwards to cater to his needs. If this industry ever retreats from the current boom, I suspect a lot of this bravado will retreat in tandem.

It would behoove us to exhibit a certain level of understanding and solidarity towards those not currently employed in a privileged industry.