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> So companies now own 24 hours of their employees' day? I’ll leave the specifics of the law and this case to the authorities, but in principle it’s not unreas
by nyokodo 3y ago
> So companies now own 24 hours of their employees' day?
I’ll leave the specifics of the law and this case to the authorities, but in principle it’s not unreasonable for an employer to expect discretion in public about said employer. It’s a far cry from “owning” that time and not in principle even determining what the discourse otherwise involves.
- mixdup 3y agoLet's just set aside how much of a right a company should have over its employees activities outside of work if they're legal and don't directly affect the employees'job performance If I understand correctly they were actually fired for internal discussions and petitioning within the company complaining about Musk's behavior. This wasn't an engineer going on CNN and bashing Elon or SpaceX, these folks were advocating internally for changes in terms of things they saw affecting their jobs and the company (which is why the NLRB can be involved here, since that is a form of organizing activity)
- geysersam 3y agoWhy? Is it good for the overall wellbeing of people, for economic productivity, that we don't criticize our leaders, be it our bosses or our politicians? No it isn't. It's free speech.
- femiagbabiaka 3y agoUnfortunately mainstream conservatives don’t believe in free speech anymore, that was a 2000s era flash in the pan.
- networkchad 3y ago[dead]
- femiagbabiaka 3y agoThere’s nothing to leave aside, the only thing that matters is the law.
- wkat4242 3y agoUnfortunately that is kind of public practice right now, yes. I have received some comments about criticism of the company's vendors on LinkedIn in the past. Note: Not even clients or our company itself! Just vendors, companies that sell stuff to us. Unfortunately some entanglement is always happening. But to fire someone over it and claim this publicly is bringing it out in the open.