Interesting thing happened today at work (re: racism/hate speech)

[Tender Branson]

When opening my company intra-mail account, I got a mail from the CEO of the company I work for (like every other employee with an intra-mail account), about "racist terms/hate speech against foreigners and its consequences".

Recently, 2 big Austrian companies (Porsche and Spar supermarket) - as well as many smaller companies - fired employees because they posted racist stuff about foreigners on social media.

One got fired because of this picture and what he wrote on Facebook below it:



In the picture, there's a 6-year old Syrian refugee girl at some asylum seeker camp in Austria and because it had 100°F the past weeks, the local firebrigade decided to ride into the camp and "showered" the people and children there, to their joy.

But the young Porsche employee wrote: "Not a water hose should be used, but a flame thrower."

...

Now I got an email from my employer which threatens to throw out every employee that gets caught with incitement of hatred in social media platforms or in public.

Any one of you with a similar corporate directive ?

[Simfan34]

I don't live in Europe, so no.

Be careful, Tender.

[Tender Branson]

I don't live in Europe, so no.

Be careful, Tender.

I don't have to worry: I have never used incitement of hatred or hate speech against foreigners.

[dead0man]

I don't live in Europe, so no.

Be careful, Tender.

Are you suggesting people in American wouldn't get fired for displaying hate speech?

A Chattanooga woman with strong views about Islam finds herself out of a job and banned from Northgate Mall.

I work for the DoD, I'd certainly get fired if I got caught posting such things on the internet (or on my car windows).

[bgwah]

Advocating mass extermination of immigrants will get you fired at most American corporations, yes.

Is this a serious question?

[Хahar 🤔]

This isn't even a borderline case. I literally can't think of anything more hateful to say.

[Joe Republic]

http://racistsgettingfired.tumblr.com

[angus]

Any one of you with a similar corporate directive ?

possibly.  I wouldn't be surprised.  Pennsylvania has a very litigious environment. 

It's obviously over-reaction by your employer, but it is not uncommon, these days.  One person gets caught masturbating in the men's room, and the next thing you know all employees get a five-paragraph email about the company policy against masturbating in the men's room.

By the way, I love the picture on the right.  It's beautiful.  I'm no art critic, but the joy is palpable.  I can't figure out what the one on the left is, however.  What does it have to do with your post?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This isn't even a borderline case. I literally can't think of anything more hateful to say.

Yeah usually cases like this involve an unPC joke or something, this goes way beyond that.

[Lief 🗽]

RIP tender's employment

[Mr. Morden]

I don't live in Europe, so no.

Be careful, Tender.

I don't have to worry: I have never used incitement of hatred or hate speech against foreigners.

You're not worried about offending blaxicans?

[Adam Griffin]

Yes, Tender, we fire people when they are caught making racist comments - it's not just that new-fangled thing called "political correctness" that is sweeping your country now that more than 10% of it is minority. Whether it's in private in real life, in private on social media or in public in one form of another, if it can be proven and is made public, most places of employment will terminate the individual in the US.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

It was an incredibly vile statement, but the idea of employers scouring people's postings for things to fire them for is awful.  Jerks need jobs too.

[MaxQue]

It was an incredibly vile statement, but the idea of employers scouring people's postings for things to fire them for is awful.  Jerks need jobs too.

They usually don't scout them.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It was an incredibly vile statement, but the idea of employers scouring people's postings for things to fire them for is awful.  Jerks need jobs too.

Most jerks will stop being jerks if their continued employment depends on not being jerks.