Why are so many people ok with a world where you have no say in what your employer does, and they can do whatever they want to suit their bottom line?

Though I wonder how much of this is actually corpophilia and how much is people hiding behind it because they don’t want to say “I’m glad these people I disagree with got fired”.

Here are some threads to show what I’m talking about:

r/technology

r/conservative (though this one feels like cheating)

r/news

r/bayarea

r/google

hacker news

washington post comments

etc…

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
    1116·
    5 months ago

    I completely support their right to protest, having attended many myself, as does the constitution. However, they were on the clock and on private property. They should have organized a protest outside, during off hours, if they wanted to protect their jobs. Circulating a petition wouldn’t have been a bad idea either.

    Edit: OP shared this interview in a thread further down. It’s a first-hand account from a former employee. The employee stated that they were warned several times about pending arrest and violation of workplace behavior. I respect their commitment to their cause, but it was with full understanding that they were arrested and subsequently terminated.

    • morrowind@lemmy.mlOP
      132·
      5 months ago

      To be fair, if you read the interview with one of the workers, they tried many less disruptive approaches before turning to a sit in. I don’t they risked their jobs without reason.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        211·
        5 months ago

        they tried many less disruptive approaches before turning to a sit in

        So they were intentionally disruptive to their employer and you’re upset they were fired? You think people should be able to show up, clock in and then protest their employer on company time on company property and face no repercussions?

        • morrowind@lemmy.mlOP
          71·
          5 months ago

          I’m upset about the people supporting google’s right to make money over any ethics. I’m upset at the idea that employees should have no say in what the company they work for does. I’m upset at people who think this is a good thing.

          The specific repercussions they faced is another matter. But no, I don’t think they were fair. Quote

          Yeah, this was retaliation, like completely indiscriminate—people who had just walked by just to say hello and maybe talk to us for a little bit. They were fired. People who aren’t affiliated with No Tech For Apartheid at all, who just showed up and were interested in what was going on. And then security asked to see their badge and they were among the 28 fired.

          They had to reach out after the fact to tell us, hey, I was impacted by this.

          • helenslunch@feddit.nl
            28·
            5 months ago

            I’m upset about the people supporting google’s right to make money over any ethics.

            Well, don’t be, because it’s not happening.

            I’m upset at the idea that employees should have no say in what the company they work for does.

            Also not happening.

            I’m upset at people who think this is a good thing.

            Once again, not happening.

        • Triasha@lemmy.world
          2·
          5 months ago

          Blanket? Not at all. In this specific case I wish Google faced the repercussions rlinstead of the employees.