On a different forum I used to frequent they had a special topic for rating apologies, as they happened in public events in the world. It was kind of a useful exercise, to discuss and tease out what makes an apology genuine and helpful versus a PR exercise or a non-apology.
This particular apology strikes me as… pretty great?
Things were very chaotic at GitHub for a loooong time, based on the stories I’ve heard… the whole “we don’t have managers!” meme …
At GitHub we don’t have meetings. We don’t have set work hours or even work days. We don’t keep track of vacation or sick days. We don’t have managers or an org chart. We don’t have a dress code. We don’t have expense account audits or an HR department.
… which they explored from the earliest days definitely did not pan out.
But I have great respect for Nat Friedman and I think they are on a much better path now.
