• nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    142·
    6 days ago

    i agree with what you’re saying from an ethical standpoint. i think she’s right to protest.

    but it’s not “an issue”, it’s a huge fucking client of theirs. from a business standpoint its a huge ask to fire a whole military as a customer.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      6 days ago

      Surely there’s an option between “drop major client” and “punish the person pointing out problems”

        • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
          72·
          5 days ago

          It didn’t have to. You only expect it to because there’s a history of companies being shitty.

        • Psycoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          5 days ago

          Not only will they fire her, they will also be less willing to hire other Palestinians in the future.

          I don’t know about Microsoft but a FAANG company I worked for had very well documented means of raising ethical or legal issues within the company. She just violated her employment contract and possibly her NDA with the company by doing this.

          I don’t mean to say she is right/wrong. It is just that she did not follow the guidelines of the company she works for. Therefore she will be fired even if she is right/wrong.

      • Bloomcole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        6 days ago

        So a choice between money and ethics.
        There is never any question which one companies choose.
        Certainly not the one with a carreer in scumbaggery.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      12·
      6 days ago

      “We cant stop selling to war criminals. They are among our biggest customers.”

      Sounds more like a company that needs to be dismantled and have their leadership face prison sentences. Given the size of Microsoft they could take the hit economically w.o. much hassle. They dont have to be evil. They want to be evil. And we need to punish them for it by boycotting their shit as much as possible.