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[vg260]

Seems a bit excessive, unless i missed something.

As always, the Internet goes overboard.

Considering the extreme amounts of money riding such on an incredibly high profile tech product and level of secrecy of MS's plans, this was a monumental and controllable gaffe.

 

[JWong]

Wow gets fired for a joking convo he had with someone on twitter?

His comment could possibly mean millions of damages to the company.

You never reveal shit about company secrets, true or not.

 

[MCD]

 

[GraveRobberX]

Hey he now has some free time, I hear Blacksburg nice this time of year

 

[Y2Kev]

Sucks if the console is NOT online required and he still got fired...

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

God damn, people have no sympathy.

I hope he doesn't have a family to take care of.

 

[Acorn]

Tastes like iron.

 

[dmr87]

Never fight the internet.

 

[SovanJedi]

Not really any sympathy for the man. He had a decent job and ruined it by being an absolute twat to customers on a public line. Maybe he'll learn not to do this again in his next job.

 

[salromano]

Adam Orth's Linkedin profile no longer exists

I'm looking at it right now.

 

[vg260]

God damn, people have no sympathy.

I hope he doesn't have a family to take care of.

That's an awful thing to say. I hope he has a family.

 

[Vamphuntr]

Adam Orth's Linkedin profile no longer exists

He no longer believes always online profiles are a good thing.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

I cannot believe someone lost their job over this. Ridiculous

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Hope the guy lands on his feet somewhere. Hey, maybe he can get a job in Blacksburg or something.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Adam Orth's Linkedin profile no longer exists

update the op

 

[surly]

Very very sad. He messed up, but I don't think he should've lost his job. People screw up, and I hate that some people will demand blood.

We live in such a shitty time when it comes to jobs and now he's marked probably for the rest of his career because he messed up. Sucks. I feel really bad for him.

Hopefully if someone here makes a foolish mistake that leads to them losing their job, they'll make a thread about it so we can all laugh in their face and mock them with JPGs. With matters so grave as the potential future of a video games console, this man deserves to be publicly crucified for weeks to come IMO.

 

[hammster]

God damn, people have no sympathy.

I hope he doesn't have a family to take care of.

I definitely have sympathy for him for the record. He was an asshole on Twitter but who hasn't been?

 

[LeleSocho]

I'm drowning in schadenfreude right now.

 

[Can Crusher]

Sometimes you get fired. I won't get a job.

 

[Codeblue]

Never fight the internet.

I don't think this applies this time. He wasn't really fighting with anyone.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

As amusing as it is, I feel really bad that the guy was turned into a meme. Talk about kicking a man when he's down.

 

[Wario64]

update the op

I had his profile screencapped I think before he deleted it just in case for situations like this...I think

Actually I might not, my screencapper was screwing up

 

[fallagin]

He gave a fuck when it wasn't his turn to give a fuck.

 

[Neuromancer]

'We haven't been able to confirm whether this was a voluntary or forced resignation.'

Kind of the same thing really.

Bummer he lost his job (supposedly) over something so stupid. A lot of people (including him of course) could stand to take a lesson from this.

 

[akachan ningen]

 

[antitrop]

WTF did I miss? This thread is the first I've ever heard of this guy.

Apparently I missed the witch hunt... how disappointing.

 

[Infinite]

Sucks if the console is NOT online required and he still got fired...

That's even more reason to fire him

 

[DragonSworne]

I'm surprised Aurther Gies still works for MS

 

[Chittagong]

Sometimes you get fired. I won't get a job.

lol, needs to be a meme pic

 

[Camp Lo]

God damn, people have no sympathy.

I hope he doesn't have a family to take care of.

When someone says stupid on something as ridiculously dangerous or with a notorious track record as Twitter, I have zero sympathy.

 

[salromano]

I had his profile screencapped I think before he deleted it just in case for situations like this...I think

Actually I might not, my screencapper was screwing up

It's not deleted. *points down*

I'm looking at it right now.

 

[Reiko]

I'm sorry Sweet Billy.

That avatar. Oh shit.

Lesson learned: Don't get on GAF's bad side.

 

[tearsofash]

I don't always put my job on the line, but when I do... [server: disconnected]

 

[L1NETT]

Always online? More like always inline....at the job center.

I'll get my coat.

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Seriously, sucks he lost his job. Hopes he finds another one soon, preferably not in the public eye.

 

[Ephemeris]

Hate to see anyone lose their job, but man. Not surprising at all.

 

[Wario64]

It's not deleted. *points down*

I'm not logged in, maybe that's why?

 

[HueyFreeman]

Guy seems like a douche, but twitter is a fucking lynch mob. It needs to stop.

 

[enzo_gt]

He brought it upon himself, unfortunately.

Hopefully he lands on his feet in some behind the scenes job.

 

[emb]

If he had been really serious about the "why would I live there" comment, I'd be a little glad. Knowing that that part was just joking around though, it's sort of a shame. I still can't stand his opinion, but losing a job isn't fun. Sympathies for the dude.

 

[Tamanon]

WTF did I miss? This thread is the first I've ever heard of this guy.

Apparently I missed the witch hunt... how disappointing.

It's not really a witch hunt, per se.

More like a guy standing in the middle of Salem and yelling out that he's a witch.

 

[Truespeed]

He's updated his name to Bitter Billy and wants to get into iOS Development.

 

[salromano]

I'm not logged in, maybe that's why?

Could be. I'm not really up to date on LinkedIn's requirements and stuff. Either way, it's there. =P

 

[Spinluck]

Would be funny if Sony hired him.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

 

[DemonNite]

you forgot this in the OP

 

[ronito]

While the dude acted unprofessionally about something in his industry and deserved to get fired for it I do think it would suck for him if the NextBox really was always online because he lost his job for telling the truth.

 

[RustyNails]

good night sweet billy

 

[Glorified G]

Good night Sweet Billy.

coldblooded sob

 

[Whipped Spartan]

I never see anyone mention it on gaf but the only game this guy was a creative director on for Ms was star wars Kinect.

 

[zewone]

lollllllllllllllllllllllllllll

That's my only reaction.

jokes and jokes and jokes.