I agree with this stance and you too on this matter. Most importantly, after reading Freedom Dumlao’s perspective, I’ve had a change of heart and do agree with the decision taken by Ruby Central. But I still disagree with their response, which lacked any empathy from a human perspective and the way they went about it.
As per Ellen’s side, sometimes we get so involved in a project, team, company and we forget that there is the business side. And the business side is cold, unemotional and brutal. I feel for her, but this was strictly a business move. Hopefully, she moves on and gets the closure she needs.
We can’t prevent all blowups(and I’m speaking as someone who’s been the cause of a couple here on this very forum and a couple others), but we can at least prevent them from turning massive or emotional. This in my view, was Ruby Central’s biggest failure.
Thankfully, a board member came to their rescue and shed more light, but the lesson still rings true: prevention is better than cure.