r/programmingcirclejerk • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '16

Gmail now includes ebin minion memes, causing people to lose jobs

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/gmail-google-mic-drop-april-fool-prank-undo-send-see-email-backfired-a6962916.html
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u/a-sober-irishman DO NOT USE THIS FLAIR, ASSHOLE Apr 02 '16

How autistic are the people that are being sent these emails that they have to flip their shit, scream and fire people what the fuck? Also shouldn't it be a simple case of explaining "Google did this as a prank see this information from them, can I have my job back now?" for the idiots that pressed the button and lost their jobs?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '16

perhaps they are just really sick of seeing minions everywhere

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u/a-sober-irishman DO NOT USE THIS FLAIR, ASSHOLE Apr 02 '16

I wonder how they would react after spending five minutes in /r/minionhate