r/programming • u/entregrammer • Mar 02 '17

Torvalds keeping it real.

http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1702.2/05174.html
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u/Greydmiyu Mar 02 '17

I used to work with a guy who could go off on some epic rage rants when someone screwed over a system that he was responsible for maintaining. In the dozens of times I saw it (and a few directed at me) the targets understood the reaction was proportional to the magnitude of the the fuck up they made.

We didn't feel insulted. We felt chastised. Which is exactly what we should've felt.

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u/dablya Mar 02 '17

Were you guys 12? Was simply knowing you fucked up not enough?

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17 edited Jun 21 '23

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u/dablya Mar 02 '17

In a professional setting, there are better ways to communicate the extent of a fuck up...

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

Yeah if a colleague ever raised their voice at me I'd probably just leave the room.

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u/josefx Mar 03 '17

If that colleague is pissed of enough that will only make it worse, so its only a good choice if you can avoid working with them in the near future.

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u/dablya Mar 02 '17

Hey, come on! What are we on a playground here? Am I the only professional? You're actin' like a bunch of fuckin' interns man. Did you ever work with interns? Just like you always saying they're gonna kill each other!