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Comment by csande17 | Hacker News Reader

The real scandal here is that GitHub apparently calls their employees "Hubbers".

Cutesy names for your employees/coworkers always comes off as creepy and cult like to me. Huge red flag when choosing where to work.

Agree, it's a bit like being at school and having the teacher who wanted you to call him by his first name instead of Mr Whatever.

It's a bit David Brent/Michael Scott, probably quite well meaning but a bit off.

So every venture-backed company in SF/SV?

I agree I hate it, but there are some companies that do it more jokingly than others.

It's the same thing as giving fandoms names, pretty manipulative and creepy.

I agree - the reason why companies do this is because creating a unified culture, which this falls under, makes it easier to manage your rank-and-file.

Personally I avoid companies that talk about "culture" ad nauseam.

Personally, I agree.

I love working with other people, but NOT under those circumstances!

I don’t know, it works quite well for us here at Dickey’s

It's better than "Gits".

You mean gitters? Or even go-gitters?

Hubbies?

Hubbits, not to be confused with hobbits.

if I had to cherry-pick just one, that's probably not the one i'd choose. But I might need to rebase my priorities.

I shouldn't blame you, but maybe branch off to a better phrase like "the one I'd commit to."

Why not just "Colleagues"?

When would a team name even be used? Just for those who don't have one yet. I'll tell you where: executive emails to allhands. So because CxO time is so valuable, everybody gets a team identity. I think Gavin de Becker wrote somehting about this.

Githubers could be a natural choice.

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