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		matthewfelgate on Nov 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns I've never seen a staff walkout / threat to walk out ever succeed. Am I wrong?

jacquesm on Nov 20, 2023 [–]

Yes.

matthewfelgate on Nov 20, 2023 | [–]

Source?

jacquesm on Nov 20, 2023 | | [–]

NDA. But stuff really does happen and it is much more frequent than you might think.

I've also seen a complete tech team walk out after a disagreement with management. Boom. 20 minutes from start to finish.

Incidentally, that one I was allowed to write about because I negotiated that up front:

https://jacquesmattheij.com/saving-a-project-and-a-company/

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