Free speech in the workplace with consequences and free speech are not one and the same.
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Wait, you mean there’s nuances and limitations on free speech?
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The truth hurts. 
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If you enjoy your job, ignore the CEO’s behavior especially if the CEO is eccentric - embrace quirkyness and loosen up a tad.
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The only thing that can/should be a source of distraction is internal cultural issues because that really impacts business.
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If you have an employee open forum and the majority of the questions revolve around politics instead of the why the company is hemorrhaging money - pray for salvation.
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There certainly is on CC such that I am obligated to avoid debate😀
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Internal cultural issues are not the only things that can impact a business. Sometimes, a business can be impacted by external perception of its politics. For example, one hotel chain is now commonly associated with a particular politician, so travelers looking for hotels may choose or avoid it on that basis.
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My point was on “internal distraction” not on customer demand. Employees, like customers, can choose other options at will.
Agreed.
Mixing work and politics creates a hostile work environment. Recently, five Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear a pride flag patch on their uniforms, and they were publicly shamed for not participating. It is easy to imagine how the SpaceX situation served the same purpose. Elon was on the mark for nipping this in the bud.
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It’s really a shame that calls for “being more inclusive” is seen as being POLITICAL.
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Kinda like Colin Kaepernick not only being shamed, but was not ever able to find work again. The NFL nipped that one in the bud too.
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Doesn’t sound like good advice for the flight attendant…
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So how’s the Twitter deal going?
Is it still “on hold” while our world-favorite “free speech absolutist” is fighting the good fight to allow everyone to speak freely except when it’s something he doesn’t like?
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Business owners establish internal cultures top down not bottom up. Don’t want to sign up to a culture move on. Plenty of jobs out there eager to hire every activist employee they can. Right ?
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Especially for a “free speech absolutist” who has made “free speech” his raison d’etre.
For Elon, it’s true except when he doesn’t like the speech. That’s kind of the point of why he is absurd…
In any event, where is his great Twitter deal? Is it on hold?
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Free speech as a service is not the same as internal discourse and business culture.
And if employees do not like the company culture they are free to change jobs, if they don’t like the ceo they should move. If instead they choose to attack the company and the ceo I have no problem if they are fired. In a business setting you may choose to fight the culture and the ceo but you will most likely loose.
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Culture can be established top down or bottom up. Just depends on the business. There’s no one right way. Here’s just one example of articles on the internet.
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My issue is now specifically limited to the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” and his apparent bid for Twitter, which he put “on hold”.
Beyond that, being a free speech absolutist means being a free speech absolutist in every context. Especially where Elon and his minions don’t like inclusion included in his alleged free speech absolutism, that kinda’ says it all.
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Elon’s company. Elon’s culture. If he decides he wants out of the deal that’s fine too. His call, not the employees.
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And that must include sexism too.
He may possibly lose his best employees too.
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Love the timing. Let’s see how it goes.
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