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I agree with that but I think including "pay raise" is a step too far. Employees have the right to discuss pay, via the NRLA. That is not inherently politically
by 4oo4 5y ago
I agree with that but I think including "pay raise" is a step too far. Employees have the right to discuss pay, via the NRLA. That is not inherently politically loaded language despite Amazon trying to make it so.
- bko 5y agoYeah you may be right. I don't know about the specifics or have any opinion about particular words. I just think work should be professional. It's not a family. It's a group of people that get together to get a job done.
- wbsss4412 5y agoThere are enough words on the list to get at intent, and it would seem that maintaining professionalism isn’t the only intent of that list. “Accessibility”, “fairness”, “harassment”, etc are all normal words to use within the context of professional discussion.
- 4oo4 5y agoYep, it's a lazy attempt at enforcing an Amazon Newspeak. Coming soon: Amazon removes the SQL `Union` clause from all its products.
- flatiron 5y agoIt’s so stupid too. “Hey buddy what was you p4y ra1$e?”