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I think you make a good point, but maybe it's still right to fire this guy. Using one's platform as a way to talk about personal racial views beyond the basic

I think you make a good point, but maybe it's still right to fire this guy. Using one's platform as a way to talk about personal racial views beyond the basic "don't be racist, and try to judge others based on their individual qualities" is unprofessional no matter what one's viewpoint may be. (I suppose an exception to this would be when your profession involves analysis of different groups of people, such as in diplomacy or sociology.) Imagine a flight attendant using the in-cabin PA system to advocate that everyone should read How to Win Friends and Influence People. The message posted on LinkedIn may have been positive in a way, but at the same time a Developer Relations professional is supposed to use that kind of platform in a more topical manner. Edit: I'm not usually one to complain about getting downvoted but I personally believe this is a fairly circumspect comment about using a professional platform in an unprofessional manner, and I'd appreciate if one of you would explain your distaste for it.

vogon_laureate 5y ago
Yeah. Also a 10,000 word rant accusing Israel of fascism, telling diaspora Jews to “butt out” because they don’t know enough when he clearly doesn’t either, and listing all the ‘good Jews’ (particularly highlighting their atheism), is not the enlightened look-at-how-great-I-am-now post he thinks it is. I wouldn’t fire him for it, preferring to have his views challenged but it also sounds like there were other factors to do with his management style that played a part too. It’s a shame because I feel like he meant well but it also belies poor decision-making for someone at such a high management level in a major corporation.