Steve_S
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So no more shopping on AMAZON for me !
Article Here:
Article Here:
Amazon threatens to fire employees who speak out on climate-change
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Traveler0612
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I am a big proponent of conservation, recycling, and responsible use of our natural resources.
After looking over that article, I would have chosen a different thread title.
Employees bite hand that feeds them
Maybe they can start their own companies, and run them how they like, instead of breaking company policy. No one is making them work there.
After looking over that article, I would have chosen a different thread title.
Employees bite hand that feeds them
Maybe they can start their own companies, and run them how they like, instead of breaking company policy. No one is making them work there.
gnubie
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I can tell you that if that BS was tried in Australia (and it has been) it'd be slapped down by the courts, and pretty hard too.
So long as you don't identify yourself as an employee or refer to privileged information you should have the right to speak your mind on what ever topic you desire.
So long as you don't identify yourself as an employee or refer to privileged information you should have the right to speak your mind on what ever topic you desire.
What a word salad!
So, if you work for amazon, and identify yourself as an employee of amazon, and criticize the company publicly you can be fired...
And this is news?
If you work for me, and go out publicly insulting my company... you wont work for me. I dont understand the issue.
Amazon is well within their rights to discipline these employees. When your Twitter name/org begins with the name "Amazon Employees for XYZ". You can't claim free speech or anything. You now are acting as an agent of the company. As Amazon said , these folks are improperly operating outside of the official corporate communications channels. Most large corporations work the same way
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if I understand the OP, they weren't insulting the company....they were talking about Climate Manipulation
They were insulting the company's policy on climate change publicly...
I'd fire them too.
Justin Laureltec
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Ehhh I want to be on the side of the protesters here, but unfortunately yeah... they're identifying themselves as Amazon employees and speaking out against Amazon's policies, so Amazon would be well within rights to terminate employment.
It's one thing to go about saying "Everyone should be on Linux!" but it's another thing entirely to say "I'm a Microsoft employee and I say everyone should be on Linux!" One is individual free expression, the other is expression as a representative of the company... in which latter case, if you expect to continue employment at said company, you have to toe the line.
It's one thing to go about saying "Everyone should be on Linux!" but it's another thing entirely to say "I'm a Microsoft employee and I say everyone should be on Linux!" One is individual free expression, the other is expression as a representative of the company... in which latter case, if you expect to continue employment at said company, you have to toe the line.
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If you REALLY want to take the trash that is shoring up especially on the west coast, you really have to look at ALL the evidence - Fukushima disaster has been since 2011 and STILL dumping the radioactive debris on the west coast - FACT!
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