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>>stanis+(OP)
> A number of Snoos have been working around the clock, adapting to infrastructure strains, engaging with communities, and responding to the myriad of issues related to this blackout

I find a CEO referring to their employees as 'Snoos' to be offputting personally.

I'm sure it's meant to be a fun and inclusive term but the guy is sending out a pretty serious email that ends in, "I am sorry to say this, but please be mindful of wearing Reddit gear in public. Some folks are really upset, and we don’t want you to be the object of their frustrations."

The tone strikes me as weird for this message and I feel like the term 'Snoo' is infantizing at best?

Maybe I'm alone, it just feels super weird to hear that coming from someone with the title of CEO at a company of more than 100 people

>>CSMast+f5
Snoo is the name of the reddit alien. I believe it was going to be the original name of the site (what's new - what'S NOO).

Since "redditor" is a community name, it makes sense there would be a different internal/employee demonym and Snoo fits the site as good as any other name might.

>>xatax+K6
Here’s an idea, call them employees.

>>mulmen+ig
Every company I've ever worked for has had some sort of name for their employees. It's probably supposed to foster some sense of community/belonging.

You're welcome to take the cynical approach to that, sure, but I've never felt it to be a particularly harmful thing. It's good to have some semblance of a friendly culture, if only to break up the day.

Some people will like it and I'm sure some people hate it. I've never given it a second thought though.

>>xatax+2m
I always hated it. It feels infantilizing.

>>throwa+6I
I don't see it as any different from schools or sports going "go [Mascot]s!". I was never into that culture, but I also see my world getting more and more lonely by the year.

If others bond together from that, I get it now.