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20 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
I’m going to have to talk about this at some point, aren’t I…
The “database” was not the worst thing by far about Expensify.
This may have been. I resigned, but others didn’t. They don’t deserve this kind of shitty character assassination.

cnbc.com/2016/07/15/exp…
I assure you you have never worked with a shittier colleague than someone who had left Expensify, as per the way the CEO spoke about them post-departure.

Years later I had drinks with my successor and learned I was actively blamed for things I’d fought mightily against.
I’m going back to vacation. If people still care when I’m back I’ll do a thread of Expensify Stories.

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But I do talk to a lot of folks here, and a "subscribe" button for @LastWeekinAWS in my profile can't hurt anything...
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