3 Armed Sweater

How many people have seen this image on Etsy?  As a knitter it makes me snicker but this 3 armed sweater is a real thing - it actually exists!  I listened to a presentation from Moishe Lettvin at the Etsy Summit this week.  He is one of Etsy.com's computer engineers.  He writes the code to build the website/apps and everything underneath.  He told us that when he worked for Microsoft, if someone made a mistake in code which cause an issue with the product they were working on they would get this item they would have to display on their desk as a mark of shame and ridicule.  Only until someone else made a bigger mistake would you give up this item and pass it onto the next person.   At Etsy if an engineer makes a mistake they get this 3 armed sweater (and he said it is like 5' tall) except the difference is that this isn't a mark of shame - the 3 armed sweater is a badge of honour.  It shows that it is OK to make mistakes and you aren't getting anywhere unless you make mistakes along the way.  I thought this was very refreshing.  Etsy has a real community feel and I like that.  He said that moving from Microsoft and Google to Etsy, he has felt like he has come home.  He uses code as craft and he said there is lots to be on the look out for Etsy.com.