"I should be able to spew hatred in my off time without you telling my employer about it!" If what you do in your off time is so abhorrent that it would immediately get you fired, it ain't the...
"I should be able to spew hatred in my off time without you telling my employer about it!"
If what you do in your off time is so abhorrent that it would immediately get you fired, it ain't the people who point it out who are doing something wrong. People aren't getting fired for adultery or gossiping, people are getting fired for heading up white supremacist rallies and shit. I got absolutely zero sympathy.
I just want to point out one perspective to consider: If you work for a company and are part of the LGBT community and it goes public that your boss dropped $1000 to further legislation that would...
. . .when Firefox got rid of their new CEO because he had donated $1000 to an anti-LGBT law promotion.
I just want to point out one perspective to consider: If you work for a company and are part of the LGBT community and it goes public that your boss dropped $1000 to further legislation that would negatively impact you, how would your work environment feel after learning about that? Even if you're not part of the LGBT community, how would your work environment feel after learning that your boss wants to further legislation that would hurt people you care about? Generally speaking, I would imagine that you would feel like your work environment suddenly got pretty hostile and you would tense up any time your boss was known to be in the same building.
That's just the perspective of employee morale. Whether or not you agree with their decision, the truth is that dropping $1000 on furthering anti-LGBT legislation while you're the CEO of a large company is playing with fire. Contributing to someone's campaign is one thing as you're not necessarily endorsing any particular viewpoint, but supporting specific legislation that undermines the rights of a historically oppressed group of people is, to put it nicely, a really naive and misguided decision in the information age.
It may be frustrating, but unfortunately we live in an age where the decisions you make frequently have consequences that extend beyond the immediate results of the decisions themselves, especially if you find yourself in a position where you hold some form of power or authority over others.
As an aside, Gen Z is probably going to end up being the most successful generation thus far in this regard because they've grown up with modern technology and have had plenty of opportunities to watch the fallout that comes from people not understanding the implications of the technology.
There are conservatives calling for liberals to be removed from office every day for no other reason than their political ideology. The same holds true for liberals calling on conservatives. When...
There are conservatives calling for liberals to be removed from office every day for no other reason than their political ideology. The same holds true for liberals calling on conservatives.
When people have the right to speak freely, they do so. Of course they're going to jump on the bandwagon as soon as something they see as "evidence" shows up to give them kindling for their argument.
And if you're an LGBT user (or ally) of the company's product and you find out that the CEO is funding legislation that's going to negatively impact you (or those you care for), how likely are you...
If you work for a company and are part of the LGBT community and it goes public that your boss dropped $1000 to further legislation that would negatively impact you, how would your work environment feel after learning about that?
And if you're an LGBT user (or ally) of the company's product and you find out that the CEO is funding legislation that's going to negatively impact you (or those you care for), how likely are you to keep using that product? It made financial sense to fire him.
"I should be able to spew hatred in my off time without you telling my employer about it!"
If what you do in your off time is so abhorrent that it would immediately get you fired, it ain't the people who point it out who are doing something wrong. People aren't getting fired for adultery or gossiping, people are getting fired for heading up white supremacist rallies and shit. I got absolutely zero sympathy.
I just want to point out one perspective to consider: If you work for a company and are part of the LGBT community and it goes public that your boss dropped $1000 to further legislation that would negatively impact you, how would your work environment feel after learning about that? Even if you're not part of the LGBT community, how would your work environment feel after learning that your boss wants to further legislation that would hurt people you care about? Generally speaking, I would imagine that you would feel like your work environment suddenly got pretty hostile and you would tense up any time your boss was known to be in the same building.
That's just the perspective of employee morale. Whether or not you agree with their decision, the truth is that dropping $1000 on furthering anti-LGBT legislation while you're the CEO of a large company is playing with fire. Contributing to someone's campaign is one thing as you're not necessarily endorsing any particular viewpoint, but supporting specific legislation that undermines the rights of a historically oppressed group of people is, to put it nicely, a really naive and misguided decision in the information age.
It may be frustrating, but unfortunately we live in an age where the decisions you make frequently have consequences that extend beyond the immediate results of the decisions themselves, especially if you find yourself in a position where you hold some form of power or authority over others.
As an aside, Gen Z is probably going to end up being the most successful generation thus far in this regard because they've grown up with modern technology and have had plenty of opportunities to watch the fallout that comes from people not understanding the implications of the technology.
There are conservatives calling for liberals to be removed from office every day for no other reason than their political ideology. The same holds true for liberals calling on conservatives.
When people have the right to speak freely, they do so. Of course they're going to jump on the bandwagon as soon as something they see as "evidence" shows up to give them kindling for their argument.
And if you're an LGBT user (or ally) of the company's product and you find out that the CEO is funding legislation that's going to negatively impact you (or those you care for), how likely are you to keep using that product? It made financial sense to fire him.
What a terrible title... It must sound better in different flavors of English.
The article is specifically about Australia.
lol that makes more sense.