‘Dario does not respect engineers’: Developer urges unhappy techies to quit Anthropic

Developer and content creator Theo Browne published a post addressed to Anthropic employees in which he criticised the company’s leadership and urged dissatisfied engineers to leave.

Browne, who posts on X as @theo and has 325.7K followers, alleged that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei does not respect engineers.

Browne uses the online hub t3.gg to host his blog and share recommendations. The site focuses on teaching modern web development practices, especially within the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystems. He also has a popular Youtube channel.


“I'm doing this because you work for an evil cult. I'm begging you to wake up,” said the straight-talking techie.


Browne described the Anthropic work environment as fearful, criticised the quality of code being shipped, and said he would help unhappy employees find roles at other AI labs and startups with compensation that could match or exceed their vesting schedules.

“Nobody deserves what you're going through right now. You go to work afraid, you leave work afraid, and you go to YouTube to keep up on the dev world, just to hear me yelling all about how evil your company is,” he wrote on X.

Other posts from Browne’s account have challenged Amodei’s comments on the future of coding and software engineering.


Previously, the blogger has also questioned Anthropic’s product decisions and handling of developer-facing tools.


The remarks quickly drew reactions on X, both critical and supportive.

Some users pushed back on Browne’s characterisation of Anthropic’s internal culture, saying it did not match the experiences they had heard from employees. Others questioned whether he had direct information about any firings or broader internal discontent.

“I don't think this matches the experience of any anthropic employee I've ever spoken to,” one user wrote.


Another user questioned the motive behind the post to which Browne replied: “I want my friends to know they have a path out. That's it.”



“They’re evil through and through,” said one user, in support.


Another disagreed with his perspective.


Others asked for evidence.


Another user wondered if the post was aimed at gaining “likes”


“They weaponised the hate against engineers to build a great coding AI,” declared one user.