Re:GitHub employee fired for saying ‘Nazi’ declines to take ...
by cwitty88 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:32PM
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I've been guilty of using this term somewhat frequently and have always wondered if it would actually get someone in trouble…now I know.
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Re:GitHub employee fired for saying ‘Nazi’ declines to take ...
by dekhn on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:37PM
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Put a little more carefully: somebody at a job used the term nazi in a situation where there were people doing things very close to what the nazis did, meant it in good faith about people being safe. A coworker reported them to HR, it went to the head of HR who fired the nazi-invoking individual. After an investigation, the HR head was fired and the individual wisely declined the employer's offer to return.
This not a typical outcome.