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If you want to stand up for your beliefs, I'm all for it and you have the right to do so. However, should you chose to take up a political issue that is divisive, I have the right to judge whether your character and judgment would fit with my organization and hire accordingly. That goes for all ends of the political spectrum - whether I agree with your views or not.
Incidentally, OP, every generation feels like they want to do the right thing. However, what the right thing is changes with age and experience.
That seems antithetical to DEI, no? (Or
maybe I am in the wrong bowl?) I would hope the response of any employer would be to encourage respectful conduct, sharing and exchange of competing and conflicting ideas in a most difficult moment and in a complex scenario. If once someone joins a workplace they do not conduct themselves with respect for different points of view; harasses, endangers, threatens, or harms others’ safety and existence— then rightfully take action to move them on! The CEO is a steward and leader of the business. Taking preemptive, punitive recourse against candidates or employees for their exercise of free speech and advocacy for humanitarian conduct on whichever side is short-sighted leadership. It’s bad for business and for civil society because it oppresses expression of dissent and further segregates us from one another. That’s a lose-lose scenario.
I think we're at a shifting point. As more Gen Z enter the workforce, we'll see more acceptance in personal activisim and more expectations for employers to follow suit
100!
If someone chooses to be an activist, especially regarding politics, that is up to them but if a company sees that and determines that the activism doesn't align with the company values, it is the company right to deny employment to that person. Free speech is not free from consequences and does not need to be openly accepted by a company that would rather employ individuals that will focus on their job instead of their potential agenda.
I work with a wonderful and very diverse team from around the world and politics and activism are never a discussion.
What’s deeply confusing and even disconcerning to me is how so many people seem to see “politics,” “activism,” and “causes,” as separate aspects of your personal and professional lives.
More often than not, social issues impact every facet of society, including business and professions.
If you are an architectural expert, why should you NOT have any commentary on the rampant destruction in Gaza?
If you are expected to sign a code of ethics as a doctor, do you lack a moral and ethical responsibility to speak out against the targeting of hospitals?
And as a professional writer, I absolutely DO have an opinion on the use of mass propaganda and dehumanizing language used toward Palestinians, and believe I can and should leverage my skills to speak out on this issue through a professional lens.
It’s all fine and dandy when a tampon brand advocates for menstrual accessibility on a global scale, but literally EVERY product was made to help people fulfill a need. EVERY company exists because it provides value to people. And EVERY brand has a personality and reputation to uphold.
So sure, companies can exercise their freedom to bar pro-Palestinian professionals, but this only goes to prove to many others that 1) this is THEIR political stance, 2) very many companies were indeed built off exclusion and injustice in the first place, and 3) they only pretend to value the things they do, and 4) they’re intellectual dishonest.
Couldn’t agree more. These corporations are exposing themselves and need to seriously consider the power the younger generations wield. They are more globally connected, vocal, and have more access to information than any other. Quick search and they can easily find info on what your companies values are, how you uphold these and what causes you’re aligned to. This in turn, could motivate young professionals to exercise their freedom to avoid working at companies whose values are misaligned and harmful to society…and consumers to exercise their freedom to not buy into their goods & services.
Honestly it sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.