Comments by "Christian Baune" (@programaths) on "Firing Our Top Talent Was The Best Decision Ever | Prime Reacts" video.

  1. Years ago, I was Rick, except my prediction was correct. I worked in a company that was misusing technology. The owner was very abusive to employees. So, I told him I would quit if the behavior continued. I saw one employee cry and discuss with her during lunch outside. The owner thought he was a great architect and looked down on everyone for not understanding. When I told him it was weak and bristle, he replied that I didn't know enough. He hired two guys to work on a project; those two guys used Scala. I warned about that because we don't do Scala. I ended up doing Scala. We were still using an unfit technology and best of all, I worked for that provider, creating test cases and fixes for them. Still, even with my fixes, that wasn't the right technology. The owner became more abusive, so I warned him that his company would be done in a few months if I were to quit. Then I quit. A few months later, I received a letter from the state asking if I was paid fully and, if not, if I could claim money from the dissolution. The company was gone. Another employee sent me a message on LinkedIn to apologize for being tough on me. I didn't even realize it, but the owner asked him to ask me difficult questions to prove I was dumb. What did happen was that I didn't catch that because I answered those trivially. When I received the mail, I was first panicked because receiving letters from the state regarding companies and employment is usually very, very bad. But past the first lines, I was smiling ear to ear. There is nothing worse than a colleague crying because of work.
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