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Most companies aren't looking to hire adults who think they are still in college and think doing a sit-in in the deans office is important use of their time and
by dmix 3y ago
Most companies aren't looking to hire adults who think they are still in college and think doing a sit-in in the deans office is important use of their time and an effective tactic. Let alone people getting arrested for trespassing.
Some hiring managers might like their tweets and show support in their personal time but when it comes down to actually hiring them they'll wonder if this person will be disruptive and constantly bring their personal activist life into the workplace, making other employees lives difficult, lack self control and say the wrong thing to customers, etc.
- whamlastxmas 3y agoYou can belittle them but they literally made national headlines with their actions
- Ahmd72 3y agoSurprisingly we are well aware about Whatsapp groups which surfaced few months ago where executives and other high position holders of tech companies targeted tech works who were just posting on their personal regarding this. Why didn't something like that make national headlines and pushed from more accountability? Easy to point finger at employees when employers have the upper hand
- 1024core 3y agoYou can make "national headlines" by doing stupid shit too. Just go out and shoot a bunch of people. Boom! National headlines.
- anal_reactor 3y agoIt's no secret that companies prefer mindless robots. It's just easier to organize them when they don't have their own opinions. > they'll wonder if this person will be disruptive and constantly bring their personal activist life into the workplace Corporations very often take stance on political issues, also when interacting with their own employees. For example all the pride events, which Google is known for. So it's not like these employees started bringing politics to the office, but rather they dared to have their own opinion that the system didn't like.
- true_religion 3y agoWell yes it’s true at work the only politics you can espouse are those the company generally agrees with. If you went to Google campuses and protested gay marriage rights then you probably would be fired too.
- me_me_me 3y agoNobody cares until you start making nuisance to everyone around you, impeding their work and life because you care about X. I dont care about X why do I have to deal with your 'protest'?
- Aunche 3y agoPeople who just want to live their their best lives aren't "mindless robots". One could also characterize a "mindless robot" as someone who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause that they see in black and white. If the protesters camped in an execs office for pride and refused to leave, they'd likely also get arrested. It's just that there wouldn't be such a protest in the first place.
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