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Is it really that difficult to understand why the CEO would be treated differently in that regard? His job is to lead the company. It's hard to do that when man
by cmelbye 13y ago
Is it really that difficult to understand why the CEO would be treated differently in that regard? His job is to lead the company. It's hard to do that when many Mozilla employees fundamentally disagree with his stance on how their LGBT friends, coworkers, and family members should be treated in the eyes of the law. That's just the nature of the role.
- sparky_z 13y agoSo then should a CEO of a company in a rural conservative place, say Alabama, be forced to step down because he supports gay marriage, just because many of his employees disagree with him on that issue?
- honksillet 13y agoThe success of this campaign will certainly embolden others from both sides of the political spectrum to try to take scalps in this way. It is really a scary development.
- usefulcat 13y agoShould such a person step down? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, Eich wasn't forced to step down; he did so voluntarily.
- mpyne 13y ago> Regardless, Eich wasn't forced to step down; he did so voluntarily. I think an HR type might examine the concept of "constructive dismissal" in this particular case.
- Iftheshoefits 13y agoThere is no such symmetry as you imply. The opinions under discussion aren't irrelevant. One opinion is that an entire group's freedoms ought to be restricted. Another is that the group's freedoms ought not be. These opinions are different, and the character of individuals having these opinions, with respect to their behavior towards others, is different. It's irrational of your hypothetical conservatives in Alabama to react negatively toward that CEO, because that CEO is simply not arguing for the conservatives' freedoms to be suppressed.