That's my reading of their recent post.
Here are their "full context" screenshots:
Do they not see that you're not supposed to talk in that tone to your employees, or anyone for that matter? There's no hint at respect, no "please do this for me" type requests. Just bossing around like an a-hole or like a bad parent you don't want in your life.
'Richard's' post and comment replies really just cement that existence of a toxic culture all around at Proton. Likely the opposite of his intention.
I've worked with Andy for many years, and he has always been hard to work with for some people, this is not new, but it's also not at the level 404 portrays it.
For any sane person, Andy's comments and this attitude toward them confirm that management is out of touch with what a supportive work culture is.
This, combined with their drive for more and faster, when much of their userbase just wants secure and stable shows they are not the service provider for me, anymore.
I feel like their Uservoice forum might have been part of what led them to stray from this foundation of strong email. After the posts calling to oust Andy, there are a number of posts asking for features that are really quite out of scope of what you would expect from even a full productivity suite.