Timeline for I'm stepping down as a meta moderator — in response to recent actions by the company
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| Oct 19, 2023 at 16:07 | answer | added | V2BlastStaffMod | timeline score: 21 | |
| Oct 18, 2023 at 23:43 | answer | added | John Omielan | timeline score: 11 | |
| Oct 17, 2023 at 14:56 | comment | added | JonH | good for you many more need to step down as well to show support. the community is not putting up with this garbage anymore. | |
| Oct 17, 2023 at 12:03 | history | edited | Robotnik |
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| Oct 17, 2023 at 11:03 | answer | added | Resistance Is Futile | timeline score: 23 | |
| Oct 17, 2023 at 10:35 | answer | added | Redz | timeline score: 17 | |
| Oct 17, 2023 at 3:45 | comment | added | Augusto Vasques | Find your inner strength and fight even when the world seems too dark and challenging. Success always. | |
| Oct 17, 2023 at 2:32 | history | edited | Elements In Space | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:50 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | I don't feel like our definition of partnership and community align with his in this respect | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:43 | comment | added | Joachim | (Also, regarding that quote from the blog: are we considered partners now by the CEO? Maybe only when people get fired?) | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:42 | comment | added | Joachim | I hope this gesture will be felt beyond the community. Pity to see such a relentless developer of this community and platform step down. Thank you for your innumerable contributions! | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:31 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | @TylerH I missed out Robert, but Jon did leave under his own power, though due to a less than ideal work environment. Updated accordingly. Though, man, we've lost so many good ones. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:30 | history | edited | Journeyman GeekMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 20:02 | answer | added | Laf | timeline score: 36 | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 19:54 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | @rene Its a result of many conversations over the last few weeks. I do intend to continue to advocate for my communities - but frankly doing 'the work' when the company doesn't appreciate it gets tiring after a while. There's a few conversations in private spaces that contributed, and I've been thinking about this a few weeks at least. This merely tipped the scales for this decision. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 19:29 | history | edited | Journeyman GeekMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 18:22 | comment | added | TylerH | Don't forget the loss of Jon and Robert as well. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 17:50 | comment | added | rene Mod | I've pushed for a good many things and I feel like I failed there.. Wow, hold on. You've failed nothing, nor did the people you interacted with. Leadership of SO Inc. is failing by not making The Right Choices™. That pattern is familiar for the last year or so. I don't have high/any hopes the C-level will change course but that doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't advocate for our communities. In that context you've helped / organized us in effective ways. I'll veto your request to step down. Sleep over it and then reconsider, please. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 17:31 | comment | added | Anton Menshov | @V2Blast Now, I have enough fingers (with some to spare) on one hand to count people I personally trust within the company. A couple years ago, the situation was very different, even if the company as a whole did a lot of badly-timed, unwise, silly moves for a long time. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 17:27 | history | edited | Rand al'Thor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 17:23 | history | edited | Proud anti-zionist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:51 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | And that's an interesting problem I guess. I keep losing the people I have close working relationships and trust. I don't know how long before the next round, or who has the time/desire to work with us the way we need to. If the company won't do right by the CMs, what hope do we have for effective advocacy? | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:37 | comment | added | V2Blast StaffMod | I totally understand this decision. That said, I do want to share my faith in the remaining Community Management team to advocate for and do right by the community. They're good folks, and however you may feel about the company or its decisions, I believe that the CM team is doing their best in a difficult situation. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:23 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | With my current headspace, I think there's enough wrong that I don't want to deal with potential deliberate malice when there's so much... other issues going on | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:21 | comment | added | SPArcheon | You forgot one thing. "We literally seem to have lost multiple people we trust, Shog, Nicolas, and now Cat and V2blast almost at random. This isn't something that builds trust or shows care for the community" - this not only is a loss for us. It also looks like a very deliberate action that aims to remove a very specific worldview in the company. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:10 | history | edited | Bergi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2023 at 16:03 | comment | added | ColleenV | It took a while for me to come to grips with the fact that we only can interact with a small portion of the company, and every advocate we lose from the CM team makes it more impossible for us to be able to shift SE culture at all. My impression from the outside is that it's similar to when I worked at Kodak. A bunch of good people trapped in a dysfunctional environment that they either fight to change for until it boots them out for rocking the boat, or they burn out. Sometimes it just can't be fixed, and it's not anyone's fault. It's just momentum. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 15:52 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | @ColleenV honestly, I've been thinking about this a while. I've had a few related conversations and while I enjoy community work, and moderation (which is why I'm staying on with SU and pets), having to balance the interests of staff, the company and the community is... stressful . It clearly isn't giving me joy, and unless there's marked changes in attitude, that won't change, so I'm putting down this burden ;) | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 15:47 | comment | added | ColleenV | I am sorry to see it come to this. I stepped back a while ago from SE because it's really hard to be fully engaged with a community that is dependent on a company that doesn't really value that community. Certain people within the company do, but it seems like they're the first ones on the chopping block whenever there's an opportunity to fire someone. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 15:41 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | I'm remaining as a SU and pets mod, so spammers will still need to fear. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 15:37 | comment | added | user152859 | I'll miss the chewing noises in the Tavern. | |
| Oct 16, 2023 at 15:33 | comment | added | Mast | Link for context: Community notice: October 2023 layoff announcement | |
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