Padawanbater2
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Does this extend into freedom of speech? If I'm afraid of getting fired from my job if I express a certain opinion, is that censoring my freedom of speech?
Do you think people should be protected from punishment from their employer for expressing opinions
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Padawanbater2
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No. Say I work at Footlocker or something and I say something racist on Facebook, should I be subject to consequences from my employer? Should someone be able to complain to the Footlocker FB page and get me fired?
Flaming Pie
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I think the employer will only care if it affects business.
Well major corporations tend to fire over these things as they don't want to be associated with something harmful to their reputation I'm sure they cover their asses when you sign your employee paperwork though I'm not 100% only worked for one major corporation before which was a call center
Is it right ? I'm not sure
Would someone being racist and working at footlocker stop me from shopping there ? No
Does a business/charity mission that's homophobic , racist etc stop me from using their company ? Yes
NLXSK1
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No
Freedom of speech means protection from the government, not private companies.
If you go out in public and make an ass out of yourself, your employer can fire you.
bearkat42
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It would stop me. I haven't eaten at Denny's or bought gas from Texaco in over 20 years.
That's ok too you're allowed to that its your money spend it where you want
It just I know that if isn't the mission plan or the thoughts of the company themselves than I do not fault the company
Their hiring staff may not have known they were racist etc prior to hiring them who knows every case is situational / different
bearkat42
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Understandable. The examples that I sighted both involved upper management, meaning the racism was coming from the top.
ttystikk
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Is it still there with these companies? I remember some headlines, it was awhile ago.
bearkat42
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I have no idea. These things happened when I was still in college (early to mid 90's), if my memory serves me correctly. And once I cut you off, I'm done.
Foothills
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As far as I'm concerned, working for any major corporation these days is like working for a communist regime.
You roll over for the bullshit and nonsense like a trained puppy dog and like it, or they come up with a phony excuse,
that looks good on paper, to get rid of your ass. Once you're gone they still do their best to fuc you over.
It's all about money, greed, the stock price and it's a fucen shame.
You roll over for the bullshit and nonsense like a trained puppy dog and like it, or they come up with a phony excuse,
that looks good on paper, to get rid of your ass. Once you're gone they still do their best to fuc you over.
It's all about money, greed, the stock price and it's a fucen shame.
a senile fungus
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When I worked for a corporation they had me sign an agreement that I wouldn't negatively say anything work related on social media or in public.
Grandpapy
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I would say look where the tax cuts/profits are going before discounting this thought.
NLXSK1
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What is an employer supposed to be like? Your mommy?
A company is all about the stock price and revenue and keeping the doors open. That is the point.
Grandpapy
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Kinda like the USofA.
potroastV2
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Of course I think you should be protected, because it's our right to say what we want.
When I was in the Navy, I was stationed on Adak, an isolated island in the Aleutians. Once a week a plane would arrive with fresh food and supplies. We would have fresh milk and eggs for 3-4 days, and then the rest of the week was powdered eggs and powdered milk, and no fresh food. One day I was in the chow hall, eating their slop, and I noticed a Suggestion Box on the wall. So I filled out a slip complaining about the shitty food. I then took a couple of pads of suggestion slips, and passed them out to everyone in the chow hall. Many men filled them out with nasty notes about the food.
The Commanding Officer then threatened to charge me with "mutinous action."
He never did, and the food still sucked.
In the military, making a suggestion is considered to be mutiny.
When I was in the Navy, I was stationed on Adak, an isolated island in the Aleutians. Once a week a plane would arrive with fresh food and supplies. We would have fresh milk and eggs for 3-4 days, and then the rest of the week was powdered eggs and powdered milk, and no fresh food. One day I was in the chow hall, eating their slop, and I noticed a Suggestion Box on the wall. So I filled out a slip complaining about the shitty food. I then took a couple of pads of suggestion slips, and passed them out to everyone in the chow hall. Many men filled them out with nasty notes about the food.
The Commanding Officer then threatened to charge me with "mutinous action."
He never did, and the food still sucked.
In the military, making a suggestion is considered to be mutiny.
