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Except that the comments weren't in the context of any product initiative or related to company business at all. I'm sure Christians or other religious sects f

Except that the comments weren't in the context of any product initiative or related to company business at all. I'm sure Christians or other religious sects feel that it's essential that they proselytize their gospel to you, but I don't think you'd be very happy if you were getting bombarded with messages about it at work. There's really no reason the kinds of conversations linked above should be happening with frequency in a company chat room. If you want to be an activist, great. Do it after hours.

geofft 6y ago
The comment in question was "stay safe homies nazis are about". Telling employees to stay safe is absolutely related to company business. Not having employees be killed by Nazis is absolutely an important part of product initiatives.
- drstewart 6y ago
  I'm talking about the conversations linked in the Engadget article. Though by that ludicrous logic you can say anything is company business. Saving an employees morality is absolutely important to a company from a Christians prospective. So is preventing them from dying, so surely you're okay with people harassing you at work about skydiving or rock climbing or drug use?
  - jakelazaroff 6y ago
    What impact does an employee’s “morality” have on the business, from a Christian perspective? I don’t actually believe there’s a cogent argument that e.g. premarital sex makes someone less effective at their job.
    - drstewart 6y ago
      What about theft? Drug use? Fraud? Clearly these can affect your performance at work, so it's completely fine to proselytize at work.
      - drstewart 6y ago
        >It’s a looooong jump from “don’t steal from the company” to “Christ is your savior”. Almost as long of a jump as "I'm scared for your safety for a riot that occurred a week ago, so I need to retroactively warn you about Nazis"
        jakelazaroff 6y ago
        If you’re referring to the GitHub situation, the comment in question was made as the attack was ongoing.
      - jakelazaroff 6y ago
        It’s a looooong jump from “don’t steal from the company” to “Christ is your savior”.

geofft 6y ago

The comment in question was "stay safe homies nazis are about". Telling employees to stay safe is absolutely related to company business. Not having employees be killed by Nazis is absolutely an important part of product initiatives.

drstewart 6y ago
I'm talking about the conversations linked in the Engadget article. Though by that ludicrous logic you can say anything is company business. Saving an employees morality is absolutely important to a company from a Christians prospective. So is preventing them from dying, so surely you're okay with people harassing you at work about skydiving or rock climbing or drug use?
- jakelazaroff 6y ago
  What impact does an employee’s “morality” have on the business, from a Christian perspective? I don’t actually believe there’s a cogent argument that e.g. premarital sex makes someone less effective at their job.
  - drstewart 6y ago
    What about theft? Drug use? Fraud? Clearly these can affect your performance at work, so it's completely fine to proselytize at work.
    - drstewart 6y ago
      >It’s a looooong jump from “don’t steal from the company” to “Christ is your savior”. Almost as long of a jump as "I'm scared for your safety for a riot that occurred a week ago, so I need to retroactively warn you about Nazis"
      - jakelazaroff 6y ago
        If you’re referring to the GitHub situation, the comment in question was made as the attack was ongoing.
    - jakelazaroff 6y ago
      It’s a looooong jump from “don’t steal from the company” to “Christ is your savior”.