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> What other organization wouldn't let go of someone under these circumstances?

Any organization that's worth working at, obviously. And there are plenty of them.



The organizations that are worth working at don't have employees who have a reason to publicly criticize their leaders because their leaders effectively manage internal affairs internally.


Yeah people give him the benefit of the doubt that the is meeting his fiduciary obligations because he's CEO. They assume if the CEO does it, it's good for what he wants for his companies. We know it's more about his ego but are we going to argue that fiduciary obligation isn't enforced to people who are obviously part of a death cult?


Yep, exactly right. Instead SpaceX gets Gwynne acting as Musk’s mouthpiece/enforcer. I would kill to know how she really feels about all this considering that the company is primarily her success.


Give me an example of someone doing this in another organization. Would you be willing to share your organization and any criticism you have of leadership?


https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/9/22375913/alphabet-employee...

I don't have any complaints about my current organization, but whenever I feel something has transgressed my personal code of ethics I'm first very vocal about it internally and if necessary externally. I've only ever left companies voluntarily after this, and most have made efforts for me to stay. And it's not like I've been working at the most progressive companies ever.. maybe just don't work at a Musk company.


Google has fired plenty of people for openly criticizing them. I never said an organization will necessarily fire someone for openly criticizing leadership. It's a case by case but within their right.

I personally think its obnoxious and counterproductive for someone to call management out publicly. That's no way to operate an organization. Its a sign that someone is toxic. Some orgs like Bridgewater tried that but that's def not a place I would want to work. The appropriate channels and structure exist for a reason. They're not perfect but I'm not arrogant enough to think I know better than everyone else

https://www.cnet.com/tech/google-fires-another-ai-researcher...


> I personally think its obnoxious and counterproductive for someone to call management out publicly. That's no way to operate an organization. Its a sign that someone is toxic.

Seems like we have come to the real root of things! We can agree to disagree.


I'd hate to work anywhere that tolerated this kind of narcissistic employee "activism", glad that companies are finally putting a stop to it.


Interesting! What would you do if, for example, the leadership of your company said they were going to start implementing illegal policies preferring people of certain races or sexes for job reqs? Would you say nothing? Leave?




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