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Sirius Not-So-‘Open Source’: Cannot Talk to Colleagues, Cannot Speak About Work

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Summary: Cover-up and lies became a corporate pattern at the company where I had worked since 2011; it was time to go in order to avoid cooperation in unethical activities

IT has now been 4 days since I officially left Sirius ‘Open Source’ after disputes with the management. As the above video notes (near the start), we're dealing with thin-skinned people who lie to staff and then get all "victim-like" because someone used the word "liar". We'll come back to this much later in this series.



"The use of the word "allegations" is key here because what management is alleging has historically not been trustworthy (and usually those allegations aren't shared with staff or constitute mere smears)."The video mostly deal with the latest part of the report, which examines awful events nearly a decade old. There was an actual lawsuit, but it was hidden away from staff. The lawsuit had been filed after suspension/dismissal of someone alleged to have engaged in wrongdoing, along with his partner, who was of course innocent regardless of the merits of these allegations.

The use of the word "allegations" is key here because what management is alleging has historically not been trustworthy (and usually those allegations aren't shared with staff or constitute mere smears). There's a culture of dishonesty or a chronic culture of lying at the management. It's something I was first made aware of about 4 years before joining the company. Someone credible (whom I first knew online, later met in person) told me that the Sirius founder had lied about his credentials (for media attention) and that litigation was considered over those lies; it was not worth pursuing for financial reasons, but the founder of Sirius was taking credit for things not actually one's own achievement (misrepresentation or lying about one's role in a British institution).

"I never forgot what I learned down at a local pub before I joined the company; but I only saw it firsthand in more recent years."The saddest thing is that real people are hurt and even disabled people are harmed. They don't do anything wrong, but for pseudo-political reasons they get punished regardless.

I never forgot what I learned down at a local pub before I joined the company; but I only saw it firsthand in more recent years. I was conveniently ignoring the lies for years, as they didn't impact me personally and I didn't participate in the lying.

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