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by no_butterscotch 1559 days ago
> We talk about this with folks we are hiring, and it helps people choose for themselves if the approach we take is something they are excited to get behind.

I'm interested in hearing more, I recently had a Substack recruiter reach out to me and was curious about this because I work at a tech company w/ some internal "activists" (I don't consider them to be activists).

How would you talk about it with them while hiring? It seems like you might need to bring up uncomfortable (and potentially risky) things like politics (?) during an interview?

What to do if your employees start doing walkouts or what not? At the company I work for this happened. A lot of people don't feel comfortable standing up to the ones who are most vocal about cancel-culture (if you disagree with them you may be labeled and considered a "fascist" (ugh) or even worse a "nazi" and your career impacted), I find that most people just stay silent in the face of this and the organizers of these movements seem to rule the roost in the workplace.

Great job either way I'm a Substack supporter! :thumbsup:

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Sounds like you need a new job with a more inclusive culture.
It was a well known company where the walkout made the news.

My main thing in stating this is just to say that at this point in time I'm looking for a Coinbase/37Signals style work environment where I don't have to take part in others activism or "be an ally" by doing as told.

This is happening the most "inclusive" workplaces, and it's spreading. Count yourself lucky if you haven't encountered it yet.