its playing on my mind
id rather put it to bed and get an answer
please
best I can tell was on one of their social media feeds:
âDonât be a dickâ is part of our âHow to be a Hueliganâ rules at HQ, and itâs about showing up (to work), having integrity (at work) and being authentic (with your coworkers)â
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I assumed Julian has a nemesis called Richard.
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Alternatively âDonât be a P, Rickâ
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Heh I used to work in a law firm where the unwritten rule for the corporate (M&A) team about how we conduct our day to day work with one another and our support teams was pretty much âJust donât be a dickâ.
Amusingly the 10+years qualified lawyer I shared an office with was called Richard heh.
Great chap though, stepped in as best man for my most recent wedding.
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(This was my random thought for the day #227 for those keeping count).
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ppl might notice something else in itâŚ
you might not realise but its offensive to dicksâŚ
as if being a dick is a problem ?
i mean what is being a dick ?
what does it really mean�
im not too sure that its a positive messageâŚ
huel is awesome but âdont be a dickâ is a problem to solveâŚ
dicks are goodâŚ
I donât think theyâre concerned about employees becoming actual penises. If they are, there must be some serious witchcraft happening in that place.
I agree itâs not a positive message. Itâs a stupid attempt to be edgy. But itâs not used in their marketing (anymore?) so only Huel employees need to worry about it.
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In German âdickâ means big/fat/corpulent.
So only slender people are allowed there?
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i mean vaginas are good tooâŚ
its non dualityâŚ
sex isnt a clash of two opposing enemies.
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Seriously guys, this is being deeply overthought. A vague, throwaway comment echoing a sentiment that just about anyone thinks.
Maybe the language in use is a little unfortunate given the high profile of huel but ultimately it really doesnât even the move the needle on the botheredometer.
Letâs move on.
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it could possibly be causing a problem ?
i want the best for huelâŚ
i have good intentions.
In this context referring to someone as a âdickâ is almost certainly using the commonly accepted abbreviation of âdickheadâ (a common insult in modern English). Thus, calling someone a âdickâ is not the same as calling them a penis.
Furthermore, if the intention was to be referring to a penis this would clearly be considered absurd (as it would be impossible for someone to actually be a penis).
In neither case can this present a problem in the manner you suggest of referring to male genitalia as âbadâ. Youâre looking for problems where they do not exist.
You say that, but what if something happened? We donât know what kind of science they get up to at Huel HQ. Maybe they spliced some genes in the wrong place and got some giant sentient knobs running around the place. Maybe itâs like werewolves but instead of wolves itâs willies, and instead of the presence of a full moon itâs the absence of a sign that says âDonât be a dickâ.
Not on my watch, kiddo.
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See Iâd tend to disagree with that. I donât think many people walk around silently intoning âdonât be a dickâ to themselves as a mantra because being a dick isnât the default way to be. Honestly; I really dislike the suggestion that people need to be constantly reminded to be reasonable.
But then I have spoken to Huelâs customer support a couple of times, so maaaaaaybe⌠Lol kidding!
Anyway. Can you imagine a bank having âDonât steal our moneyâ painted in three foot tall letters in their offices? These things are so obvious they donât need painting on a wall to look edgy.
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Think we all need to put in effort to not be offended by everything, instead of putting in effort to figure out if everything is offensive. None of us will survive if we all try to get offended.
Anyway, the idea of using âdonât be a dick/jerk/assâ etc as a webforum rule, slogan or informal contract has been going around for decades. And colloquialisms like dick/jerk/ass mean exactly what we all already know they mean, and donât need dissecting.
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Head/gutter/out.
you should probably only start worrying about it when it gets to a point like Google who used to have an internal mantra of âdonât be evilâ. They have recently removed any reference to this anywhere because they are now a big evil empire, so itâs become part of the job description as opposed to a no no 
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what behaviour constitutes to being a dick?