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1. tidepo+y6[view] [source] 2020-01-02 21:10:19
>>vanusa+(OP)
Alternate title: Amazon employee was given a warning by HR after she explicitly broke company policy regarding talking to the press

I know it's fun to hate on the big tech companies recently and act like they are bullies (and indeed in many ways they are), but this is a bad example of that. Most companies I know of would outright fire you if you, against explicit company policy, went to the press and started badmouthing your employer. The fact that Amazon only gave her a warning is the only surprising thing in this article.

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2. papito+7b[view] [source] 2020-01-02 21:37:21
>>tidepo+y6
Indeed, a very misleading headline in the age of automatic outrage. If your values do not align with your place of employment - quit. You are working for a private entity, not the government,
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3. deogeo+Db[view] [source] 2020-01-02 21:40:28
>>papito+7b
> If your values do not align with your place of employment - quit.

Why? There are many avenues for change, why limit yourself to just quitting? People are more than just workers and consumers.

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