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>>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.

>>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,

>>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.

>>deogeo+Db
Because it's a very non-confrontational way of expressing your view and "voting" with your time & effort. Why fight an entity that you give value to anyways through your employment, it almost cancels out. Rather work to better a company that aligns with your own views while at the same time potentially calling out the other company.

Then again, if they choose to stay and their contract says they aren't allowed to do this (assuming its reasonable), then they should also accept it when they get fired and move along.