I'm just going to leave this glassdoor review here:
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11136707 and marked it off-topic.
tptacek asked about inconsistencies in the Linode advisory, I posted a screenshot of an apparent Linode employee claiming that they lie to their customers regarding security issues. (Which is a claim I am willing to personally back up)
This is fine, but no remote jobs. I actually would have taken the job if they offered remote employment.
I've also only ready bad things about the executive level management. I asked the interviewer about it, they did seem to confirm my suspicions in this regard, but he did say that they had some great new technical leadership that will be driving the company forward.
Seems they really have very flippant executives, or it's just their CEO.
There's a lot more to the story, for sure. It's the worst of the bro culture, or at least it was when I left. At my next employer they looked over Linode employees as recruiting opportunities after hiring me, and came to ask me about potential candidates, and the only one they were interested in was genital rubber. I laughed and said I'd quit.
Also, I upvoted the comment because I think it should stay visible. I hope other users do that too instead of just downvoting.
There was also stabbing employees (to the point of requiring an ambulance) while fooling around with a knife, setting the building on fire more than once, and tormenting other employees who he didn't like. All of that was tolerated and dismissed by management, specifically Chris Aker and Tom Asaro, which should tell you what you need to know about ever working there. One of Linode's early forays into hiring women ended very, very badly, and the only one who made it from that time period was forever marked by the experience.
And since he outed himself (I was careful not to), it's worth pointing out that the same individual now sits on the school board where he lives. Food for thought.
I required several years of counseling to recover from working at Linode, and I am no longer under any legal obligation to keep that a secret. I'm consulting with an attorney regarding the best way to tell my story without incurring legal liability, because Linode nearly killed several people who are very dear to me.
I've certainly worked in similar atmospheres. I'm glad you've put it behind you.
Also, all the people who quit Linode and ran to this coast after I left have kept me very apprised of what working at Linode is like TODAY. I still communicate with your colleagues quite regularly, too.
It is important to reiterate here, as I have before, that I wish Linode no ill will. I'm becoming more comfortable with calling spades spades, but I do not wish Linode to fail. I actually hope a lot of this stuff can be fixed, whatever that entails, but I have a serious gripe with some events that have transpired since 2011, from security to personal. If Linode would start being a little more honest about their gaping security troubles, and not rely upon people like me and Tim who actually know the truth to just shut up about it (I'm getting braver as Tim does, and I appreciate how willing he is to not let PagerDuty be tossed around by Linode's deceit), I'd be a bit happier. We're crossing into knowingly compromising the safety of the Internet, PII, and a number of production infrastructures that still run on Linode in some cases, and I do care about that.
And again, that tone of deceit is set from the top.
> And you know it.
That's unduly personal. Please remain civil.
I bit my tongue on you detaching this subthread because I've learned that moderation is opaque and largely not welcome to outside opinion, but I agree with Ryan up there and suspect you detached the thread to hide where I went with it. I'm fine with that (honest). Just wish you'd say that.
I've edited, regardless. Is that better?
I don't have the least opinion about Linode or "where [you] went with it". My concern is with civility on Hacker News. That's not an arbitrary line, though I'd never claim we make every call correctly.
The GP seemed to me merely to be saying that the company had changed since you left. That doesn't seem personal, nor a threat, but perhaps there are subtleties I'm missing.