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> Check your political beliefs at the gate when you walk in Why? How? It’s unreasonable to suddenly flip a switch and turn off your beliefs when you walk throu
by amingilani 2y ago
> Check your political beliefs at the gate when you walk in
Why? How? It’s unreasonable to suddenly flip a switch and turn off your beliefs when you walk through a gate.
> Every 2 weeks your employer settles their debt to you. This is a transactional relationship.
Agreed but this doesn’t mean…
> If you choose to accept a paycheck, you have to accept the rules and regulations that come with working at that place.
…that you don’t have a say in your company. A company is the sum of the individuals that contribute to it. Some have more sway, especially in leadership, but that doesn’t mean folks can’t band together and influence their work place.
> If the company is doing something illegal, you are welcome to file a whistleblower complaint and take it up with the authorities.
Individual contributors have moral obligation that they are conscious of their contributions. Some groups drill this in: Doctors enforce this through the Hippocratic oath, Canadian engineers have the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer.
However, I believe the obligation applies to everyone. Otherwise, imagine all the atrocities individuals can contribute to by just following orders[0].
[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders
- pixxel 2y ago> It’s unreasonable to suddenly flip a switch and turn off your beliefs when you walk through a gate. Don’t walk through the gate if you’re unable. Welcome to adulthood.
- amingilani 2y agoThat’s not adulthood. What you’re describing is impossible. You can’t suddenly change your beliefs as you enter or exit a gate. You can choose to suppress your opinions, and you may be okay with that. But that’s the same thing.