Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
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Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#2No details on what those employees actually did? Lacking that, this is just clickbait.
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#3Additional context/reporting here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/13/amazon-...
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#4No details on what those employees actually did? Lacking that, this is just clickbait.
WP reported Amazon stated they violated company policies. That is probably true too ( talking to media or some such ).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/13/amazon-...
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#5Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#6Additional context/reporting here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/13/amazon-...
Note that WaPo is owned by Jeff Bezos.
edit: This is mentioned half way through the article.
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#7> “We support every employee’s right to criticize their employer’s working conditions, but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies,” Herdener said.
> Amazon’s external communications policy prohibits employees from commenting publicly on its business without corporate justification and approval from executives. Herdener previously said the policy did not allow employees to “publicly disparage or misrepresent the company.”
Amazon is straight up firing these people for expressing their personal opinions. Amazon isn't even claiming they lied, or pretend to speak officially, or any other reason.
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
WP reported Amazon stated they violated company policies. That is probably true too ( talking to media or some such ). https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/13/amazon-...
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The WaPo article is unfavorable to Amazon, puts "violated company policies" in quotes, buries the detail in the end of the article, and gives the employees quotes to rebut Amazon's policies. These kinds of superficial dismissive comments crud up the threads. You should at least read the article --- you say you didn't, due to the paywall --- before writing like this.
Re: Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse working conditions
#10> “We support every employee’s right to criticize their employer’s working conditions, but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies,” Herdener said. > Amazon’s external communications policy prohibits employees from commenting publicly on its business without corporate justification and approval from executives. Herdener previously said the policy did not allow employees to “publ…
Amazon is very clear when you're hired that you're not allowed to represent the company or it's positions on social media or anywhere publicly without getting permission.
You can agree or disagree with that policy, but it's not new. Source: first heard of this policy when I was hired at Amazon in 2007.