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# Gergely Orosz on the OpenAI bugging arrest: a $1M+ career thrown away, more suspicion for all employees

Gergely Orosz (@gergelyorosz), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/gergelyorosz/status/2110110472209097180

## Why it matters

High-reach reaction on the employee-trust consequences of the OpenAI bugging case. About 129k views (fxtwitter, 14 Oct 2026 evening).

## Summary

Posted Tue Oct 13 20:48 UTC 2026 by Gergely Orosz (@gergelyorosz, 360903 followers). Checked via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-14 (~21:30 CEST): 129268 views, 1394 likes.

## Archived text

> Imagine working at OpenAI as an engineer, making $1M+ per year in compensation, and then deciding that you'd throw away your career just like that by planting hidden recording devices in the office.
> 
> Also, congrats on making the co be more suspicious of every + all employees now

Archived 2026-10-14 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 129,626 views, 1,398 likes, 71 reposts, 136 replies (at fetch time)
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## Cited in

- 2026-10-13: [OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly bugging an executive conference room](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-openai-employee-arrested-hidden-recording-device/)