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Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by watwut »

mbmbn wrote: post #6
watwut wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Absolutely not. There are literal law protecting employees in such situations. Sensible companies allow people use their lawful speech and be active in local politics.

I’m not sure about the law protecting them or not, but it’s deeply hypocritical from their part. It’s just people used to virtue signaling that aren’t willing to pay any price, no matter how small, for what they defend. They really think they are up to something when all they do is speak and “look good”. If they think their company is doing something really problematic, then resign.

Nah, there is nothing hypocritical about it. And complains about virtue signaling are usually just people disagreeing but not wanting to say it out loud. There is nothing wrong with virtue signaling anyway. It is certainly better then "vice signaling", "cynism signaling" and "look how smart I am that I dont care signaling".

> that aren’t willing to pay any price, no matter how small, for what they defend.

And there is absolutely nothing wrong with not wanting others to harm you. It is entirely absolutely ok to avoiding unnecessary harm to you. There is no virtue in allowing others to mistreat you.

> If they think their company is doing something really problematic, then resign.

People who try to create change are better then those who passively resign staying silent. You don't have to become jobless before you push for legislation that limits what companies have to do.

You are just trying to create rules that will silence and punish people you disagree with. That is weak.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by soraminazuki »

handoflixue wrote: post #8

Sorry, three employees had a talk with HR? That's it? That's the whole story? No one was fired? No laws were broken? I'm not one to give HR the benefit of the doubt, but it is actually quite reasonable for them to find out about something like this and call people in to make sure they're aware of the rules around stuff like "don't represent your personal stance as an official Amazon stance". And, surprise, if they re…

The whole story is about alleged illegal retaliation by Amazon. Nice try pushing your narrative in the hopes that nobody will read the article.

I find arguing based on technicalities and aggressive rhetoric to be dishonest, really.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by tyleo »

soraminazuki wrote: post #13
handoflixue wrote: post #8

Sorry, three employees had a talk with HR? That's it? That's the whole story? No one was fired? No laws were broken? I'm not one to give HR the benefit of the doubt, but it is actually quite reasonable for them to find out about something like this and call people in to make sure they're aware of the rules around stuff like "don't represent your personal stance as an official Amazon stance". And, surprise, if they re…

The whole story is about alleged illegal retaliation by Amazon. Nice try pushing your narrative in the hopes that nobody will read the article. I find arguing based on technicalities and aggressive rhetoric to be dishonest, really.

This doesn’t seem like a technicality. Did you read the article? They used Amazon’s name for their group. They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by cyanydeez »

handoflixue wrote: post #8

Sorry, three employees had a talk with HR? That's it? That's the whole story? No one was fired? No laws were broken? I'm not one to give HR the benefit of the doubt, but it is actually quite reasonable for them to find out about something like this and call people in to make sure they're aware of the rules around stuff like "don't represent your personal stance as an official Amazon stance". And, surprise, if they re…

extrapolation has been the past 10 years of media clickbait based, usually, on some random account on Twitter; and those accounts are never verified. Fascism didn't happen without a lot of leg work by the increasingly far right idiots.

But altogether, it's a business model now, not anythign else.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by Planktonne »

tyleo wrote: post #14
soraminazuki wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The whole story is about alleged illegal retaliation by Amazon. Nice try pushing your narrative in the hopes that nobody will read the article. I find arguing based on technicalities and aggressive rhetoric to be dishonest, really.

This doesn’t seem like a technicality. Did you read the article? They used Amazon’s name for their group. They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”.

> They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”

They are Amazon employees. If they'd called it "Amazon for Climate Justice", then that would be representing as the company, but I don't think it's wrong for them to accurately label themselves.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by tyleo »

Planktonne wrote: post #16
tyleo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This doesn’t seem like a technicality. Did you read the article? They used Amazon’s name for their group. They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”.

> They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice” They are Amazon employees. If they'd called it "Amazon for Climate Justice", then that would be representing as the company, but I don't think it's wrong for them to accurately label themselves.

Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend that either. In general, you shouldn’t put your company name in your political organization unless it has specific protection.

You can figure that out beforehand by getting internal HR or external legal advice.

In general I’d be surprised if this isn’t covered by the employee agreement. I don’t think these employees did anything illegal but they probably did break that agreement and could face termination.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by soraminazuki »

tyleo wrote: post #14
soraminazuki wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The whole story is about alleged illegal retaliation by Amazon. Nice try pushing your narrative in the hopes that nobody will read the article. I find arguing based on technicalities and aggressive rhetoric to be dishonest, really.

This doesn’t seem like a technicality. Did you read the article? They used Amazon’s name for their group. They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”.

In the OP's style,

Sorry, some employees organized?

That's it?

That's the whole story?

No one was harmed? No regulators were mislead?

It's actually quite reasonable for the people to find out about something like this and publicly reach out to make sure these companies are aware of the laws around stuff like "don't retaliate against employees acting in the public interest."

And surprise, if corporate sympathizers misrepresents acts of public service as "impersonation," it is perfectly reasonable to call them out for their BS. We all know no one's concerned about impersonation risks. They're furious about employees speaking up.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by tyleo »

soraminazuki wrote: post #18
tyleo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This doesn’t seem like a technicality. Did you read the article? They used Amazon’s name for their group. They literally named it, “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice”.

In the OP's style, Sorry, some employees organized? That's it? That's the whole story? No one was harmed? No regulators were mislead? It's actually quite reasonable for the people to find out about something like this and publicly reach out to make sure these companies are aware of the laws around stuff like "don't retaliate against employees acting in the public interest." And surprise, if corporate sympathizers mis…

I’m not sure what you’re saying is reasonable. I’m sorry, your comment is just a bit muddled.

I don’t think either the employees or company are doing anything illegal here but certainly using the company’s name without permission is grounds for termination and usually in employee agreements.

Re: Amazon employees say they're facing termination for backing data center limits

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Post by soraminazuki »

tyleo wrote: post #19
soraminazuki wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the OP's style, Sorry, some employees organized? That's it? That's the whole story? No one was harmed? No regulators were mislead? It's actually quite reasonable for the people to find out about something like this and publicly reach out to make sure these companies are aware of the laws around stuff like "don't retaliate against employees acting in the public interest." And surprise, if corporate sympathizers mis…

I’m not sure what you’re saying is reasonable. I’m sorry, your comment is just a bit muddled. I don’t think either the employees or company are doing anything illegal here but certainly using the company’s name without permission is grounds for termination and usually in employee agreements.

I'll make it simple for you. Retaliation is illegal. And the button you keep pressing on is a flimsy gotcha.
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