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> The fact that they can come out and say this demonstrates that these employees, the people best able to assess this, don't believe that Eich will retaliate. T
by MBlume 13y ago
> The fact that they can come out and say this demonstrates that these employees, the people best able to assess this, don't believe that Eich will retaliate. That Mozilla is and remains a place where any employee can express their views on political issues, even if they know they're contrary to the CEO's. And that destroys any argument for Eich's role as CEO creating a conflict with Mozilla's ability to welcome LGBTQ employees and community members.
Or these employees have consciously chosen that they'd rather the knife come, if it's going to come, sooner than later.
- hkphooey 13y agoOr maybe these employees have cynically protected themselves from layoffs... because they could claim the CEO targeted them due to a difference in opinion!
- wpietri 13y agoDefinitely. Or that it's better to stand together than to fall separately. Or that during this moment of transition they're mostly likely to win out. Or that they want to be on record so that if something does happen, they'll have better material for a press push or a lawsuit. Or that they figure they might as well give fixing things a try before they leave Mozilla. Or a bunch of other things. The notion that them speaking out now proves that they have nothing to worry about is ridiculous. If nobody had spoken out, that would also have been used as proof that everything is fine.
- notdonspaulding 13y agoHave these employees been harmed in any way? Has Brendan Eich ever even been accused of mistreating another Mozillian because of his views on this issue? In short, are they speaking out against real offenses, or merely hypothetical ones?
- hkphooey 13y agoThese are employees who are dogmatic and who may have mistakenly believed they were working for a political organization rather than a technology company. If Brendan Eich being CEO means they are not able to perform their duties as stipulated in their employment contract, they should resign.
- wpietri 13y agoHe has already worked against their civil rights. They can choose to overlook that if they want, but fear of mistreatment is real and justifiable.