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dome
@btcdome
@krakenfx
this is not ok. Sueing employees is not a good look for any company. Use their criticism to look within your organization for how you can do better. Companies often go through really hard culture changes as they grow, I get it.
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EFF
@EFF
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A cryptocurrency exchange company known as Kraken is trying to harass and silence former employees. EFF is helping one fight back. eff.org/press/releases
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dome
@btcdome
Many people will have their feelings hurt and will lash out. Be the bigger party(as you actually are) and take the licks and pains that comes with growing a company. Be different, be an ethical company.
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
This is contract dispute. Someone was paid for something and they didn't keep their end of the bargain. This isn't about silencing employees. Financial services firms operate in a high risk environment and when people commit to secrecy in exchange for pay, we hold them to it.
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dome
@btcdome
Nope, read the article. The EFF is claiming that the contract was not broken. But regardless, some of these contracts and the way they're enforced are incredibly hostile, I defend an employees right to speak out if they're not divulging intellectual property.
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dome
@btcdome
Not to mention this is in regards to severance contracts, which can be extremely hostile as well... Sure let me go spend a bunch of money on a lawyer once o get fired.
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dome
@btcdome
I understand contract law, and I know that it is abused by corporations. And in this case they're trying to force a third party company to reveal anonymous identities... Give me a break, I don't support this at all.
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dome
@btcdome
Ah co-founder of kraken... So really? You say contract dispute for not keeping up their end of the bargain? What bargain? Did their contract have anything to do with Glassdoor?
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
If you sign an agreement and take a payment in exchange for not saying X and then you say X (pseudonymously or not), you are in breach of contract.
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dome
@btcdome
ROFL, you're digging yourself such a hole. So you have employees sign contracts that they can't talk about their work experience at kraken after getting fired? Good luck finding engineers.
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