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If I made a semen-tasting joke like that on Slack at work, I would be reprimanded or fired. It is obviously inappropriate as public communication from Tesla's C

If I made a semen-tasting joke like that on Slack at work, I would be reprimanded or fired. It is obviously inappropriate as public communication from Tesla's CEO.

rowanG077 5y ago
It's not done at work, that's not even a remotely valid comparison. Twitter is an open platform that is not a professional setting. People should be able to talk about something and let it be unaffiliated with the company they work for.
- theplumber 5y ago
  >> People should be able to talk about something and let it be unaffiliated with the company they work for. I doubt that's doable. What if the CEO of Pfizer goes to antivax protests or suports them online(i.e on Twitter)? I'm pretty sure the board /shareholders would (rightfully) send him home the next day.
  - rowanG077 5y ago
    I agree that he would be send home. I disagree that it would be rightfull.
  - oceanplexian 5y ago
    This is a weird standard that has appeared as of late. I don’t believe most of what you do outside of work should have any bearing on your job. Publicly disparaging your company, sure. Being convicted of a crime, sure. But being fired for a tweet in poor taste or attending a political protest is ridiculous.
    - theplumber 5y ago
      It looks like as long as you do things publicly they cannot really be considered "personal" only. The higher you climb on the social ladder the more visibility and responsability you have. If you want to express a "personal" opinion perhaps you should do it in private/restricted/personal groups not on a worldwide public channel(i.e public twitter). Bad behaviour of employees outside of working hous definitwly affect the employer. The simple examples are: police officers, lawyers and politicians. Same goes for private companies. If Tim Cook would argue against certain values I hold dear, on his personal account I would definitely stop buying Apple's products. Off-topic: I've stopped buying Apple products but I keep getting the refreshed lines as gifts. It's a weird situation.

If I made a semen-tasting joke like that on Slack at work, I would be reprimanded or fired. It is obviously inappropriate as public communication from Tesla's CEO.

rowanG077 5y ago

It's not done at work, that's not even a remotely valid comparison. Twitter is an open platform that is not a professional setting. People should be able to talk about something and let it be unaffiliated with the company they work for.

theplumber 5y ago
>> People should be able to talk about something and let it be unaffiliated with the company they work for. I doubt that's doable. What if the CEO of Pfizer goes to antivax protests or suports them online(i.e on Twitter)? I'm pretty sure the board /shareholders would (rightfully) send him home the next day.
- rowanG077 5y ago
  I agree that he would be send home. I disagree that it would be rightfull.
- oceanplexian 5y ago
  This is a weird standard that has appeared as of late. I don’t believe most of what you do outside of work should have any bearing on your job. Publicly disparaging your company, sure. Being convicted of a crime, sure. But being fired for a tweet in poor taste or attending a political protest is ridiculous.
  - theplumber 5y ago
    It looks like as long as you do things publicly they cannot really be considered "personal" only. The higher you climb on the social ladder the more visibility and responsability you have. If you want to express a "personal" opinion perhaps you should do it in private/restricted/personal groups not on a worldwide public channel(i.e public twitter). Bad behaviour of employees outside of working hous definitwly affect the employer. The simple examples are: police officers, lawyers and politicians. Same goes for private companies. If Tim Cook would argue against certain values I hold dear, on his personal account I would definitely stop buying Apple's products. Off-topic: I've stopped buying Apple products but I keep getting the refreshed lines as gifts. It's a weird situation.