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Possibly somewhat ironically (and hypocritically?), the CEO seems very anti-police based on twitter: https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1268749287615156230 htt

Possibly somewhat ironically (and hypocritically?), the CEO seems very anti-police based on twitter: https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1268749287615156230 https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1268749287615156230 https://twitter.com/stewart https://twitter.com/stewart Disclaimer: I am a happy user of slack and do not have an opinion on the blog post

Tallasatree 6y ago
I'm guessing the CEO is not anti-money.
- misiti3780 6y ago
  Also, he probably cant legally not let police departments use it, it's publically traded.
  - jefftk 6y ago
    Why would being publicly traded keep them from choosing their customers?
    - misiti3780 6y ago
      I assumed that it's his/their fiduciary duty to maximize profit, and if the current excutive team doesnt do that, they will be replaced with a team that will.
      - jefftk 6y ago
        Execs have wide latitude to do their jobs, and considering the current circumstances I could see them deciding that declining to take police as customers would be better for the company long term. This would be a very defensible decision legally (not a lawyer). You're right that it could plausibly lead to some sort of shareholder rebellion, but I'd be surprised.
        jefftk 6y ago
        Here's Amazon making a similar decision: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23482406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23482406
  - ganstyles 6y ago
    Largely a company can choose their customers; they’re not forced to transact with anyone. There are some exceptions of course, largely based on the reasons for not transacting. Being publicly traded doesn’t really matter here directly.
    - nahtnam 6y ago
      I'm curious, do any kind of discrimination laws apply here?
      - ganstyles 6y ago
        They do, and that's what I was getting at when I used the qualifier "largely".
sremani 6y ago
Nice to see our Elite laugh at people losing jobs because they belong to certain profession while 40 million are on Unemployment. Great Job Slack!
kintalo 6y ago
It's possible he's had a change of heart over the last few years regarding the subject. I guess only his future actions will show his real view.
oh_sigh 6y ago
Wanting psychopathic abusive cops to be fired doesn't mean you are anti-police...

Tallasatree 6y ago

I'm guessing the CEO is not anti-money.

misiti3780 6y ago
Also, he probably cant legally not let police departments use it, it's publically traded.
- jefftk 6y ago
  Why would being publicly traded keep them from choosing their customers?
  - misiti3780 6y ago
    I assumed that it's his/their fiduciary duty to maximize profit, and if the current excutive team doesnt do that, they will be replaced with a team that will.
    - jefftk 6y ago
      Execs have wide latitude to do their jobs, and considering the current circumstances I could see them deciding that declining to take police as customers would be better for the company long term. This would be a very defensible decision legally (not a lawyer). You're right that it could plausibly lead to some sort of shareholder rebellion, but I'd be surprised.
      - jefftk 6y ago
        Here's Amazon making a similar decision: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23482406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23482406
- ganstyles 6y ago
  Largely a company can choose their customers; they’re not forced to transact with anyone. There are some exceptions of course, largely based on the reasons for not transacting. Being publicly traded doesn’t really matter here directly.
  - nahtnam 6y ago
    I'm curious, do any kind of discrimination laws apply here?
    - ganstyles 6y ago
      They do, and that's what I was getting at when I used the qualifier "largely".

sremani 6y ago

Nice to see our Elite laugh at people losing jobs because they belong to certain profession while 40 million are on Unemployment. Great Job Slack!

kintalo 6y ago

It's possible he's had a change of heart over the last few years regarding the subject. I guess only his future actions will show his real view.

oh_sigh 6y ago

Wanting psychopathic abusive cops to be fired doesn't mean you are anti-police...