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  • November 10, 2016 at 5:39 pm #57565
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    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/10/boss-tells-pro-trump-employees-to-resign.html

    If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub.

    The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump’s behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign.

    “If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” wrote Matt Maloney, Co-Founder of Grubhub. “We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team.”

    Maloney, a Hillary Clinton supporter, sent the email Wednesday afternoon with the subject line, “So…that happened…what’s next?” He made it clear in the email statement that he is personally stunned and deeply concerned with the results of Tuesday’s election.

    “I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump and will work to shield our community from this movement as best as I can,” Maloney wrote about Trump’s supporters.

    Maloney stands by the email, which he said many of his employees appreciated.

    “I want to reaffirm to anyone on our team that is scared or feels personally exposed, that I and everyone else here at Grubhub will fight for your dignity and your right to make a better life for yourself and your family here in the United States.”

    The CEO made it clear he’s particularly concerned Trump’s victory will empower others in his workplace to act out against marginalized groups.

    “While demeaning, insulting, and ridiculing minorities, immigrants, and the physically/mentally disabled worked for Mr. Trump, I want to be clear that this behavior — and these views — have no place at Grubhub,” Maloney explained.

    Adding, if it were up to him, Trump would have been fired a long time ago.

    “Had he worked here, many of his comments would have resulted in his immediate termination.”

    Maloney tells Fox News that “almost 20 percent” of his employees have personally thanked him for the note. “I am not embarrassed by it,” he said.

    The CEO said that he deeply respects the right of people to vote for whoever they decide, but that he simply wanted to “reassure our employees that our company will actively support diversity and inclusion — regardless of national politics.”

    This letter is noteworthy because it underscores the fine-line between the intersection of politics and business, especially given the divisive presidential campaign of the past year and a half.

    Bruce Tulgan, Author of “It’s OK to be the Boss,” calls the letter “extraordinary” because while a CEO has a right to build the kind of corporate culture he or she wants — Tulgan advises business leaders to stay away from politics.

    “Much of that message could have been communicated without making direct reference to the election,” Tulgan said of Maloney’s email. “Anytime you are talking about things that are not work at work you’re risking potentially alienating people, making people feel uncomfortable or un-welcomed at work.”

    Mark Horstman, co-founder of Manager Tools, says if he were advising Mr. Maloney — he would have recommended he not send the note particularly because he’s the CEO of a public company.

    “That note could be construed by his employees that someone who voted for Trump could be fired,” said Horstman, who suspects other CEOs have sent similar notes. “It has a chilling effect on people’s perception of their rights.”

    While Maloney seemingly calls out Trump supporters at his company on the one hand, the young CEO boasted about the company’s supportive and inclusive culture on the other, saying he “firmly believes that we must bring together different perspectives.”

    Evoking Clinton’s campaign slogan, Maloney says we are “stronger together,” and he ends his letter to his employees by echoing Clinton’s concession speech, saying Trump’s administration deserves our open minds and a chance to lead.

    He ends the letter imploring his employees to “stay strong.”

    Bryan Llenas currently serves as a New York-based correspondent for Fox News Channel (FNC) and a reporter for Fox News Latino (FNL). He joined FNL in September 2010 and assumed the added position of FNC correspondent in July 2013.

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
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    November 10, 2016 at 5:43 pm #57567
    bnw
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    Political discrimination.

    The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

    Sprinkles are for winners.

    November 10, 2016 at 5:46 pm #57569
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    — X — wrote:

    The CEO made it clear he’s particularly concerned Trump’s victory will empower others in his workplace to act out against marginalized groups.

    Irrational fear. He should tell his newborn about it.

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
    -- Dr Seuss

    November 10, 2016 at 5:56 pm #57572
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    OK, first, he looks like a total tool, but getting past that, he’s the boss; he gets to make the rules. I’m sure Donald would agree with him, because I’m sure he has run several if not all his companies in like manner. Agree?

    November 10, 2016 at 6:03 pm #57574
    Billy_T
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    X,

    That’s typical Fox news distortion.

    The CEO didn’t say if you voted for Trump, you should resign. He said if you agree with his racist, xenophobic, hate-filled views, as expressed on the campaign trail, there is no place for you in his company.

    If, OTOH, you voted for him but you don’t endorse “demeaning, insulting, and ridiculing minorities, immigrants, and the physically/mentally disabled,” then he’s not talking about you.

    One can argue about his characterization of Trump — I don’t. I think he nails it. But he’s clearly not saying anyone who voted for him should leave. He’s clearly saying anyone who holds the attitudes the CEO described should leave.

    From that point, folks can argue whether or not a CEO should be able to dictate things like that. But for the side which believes in capitalism, that’s going to be a rather tough internal argument.

    Me? I despise the capitalist system and believe all workplaces should be democratic and egalitarian, with everyone being a co-owner with equal say, equal shares, etc. So in my ideal society, CEOs wouldn’t exist in the first place. There wouldn’t be any question of someone having that kind of power.

    November 10, 2016 at 6:09 pm #57576
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    TSRF wrote:

    I’m sure Donald would agree with him, because I’m sure he has run several if not all his companies in like manner. Agree?

    I don’t know about all that.
    You think his business model dictates that his employees resign if they support a certain candidate?

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
    -- Dr Seuss

    November 10, 2016 at 7:32 pm #57590
    nittany ram
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    — X — wrote:
    TSRF wrote:

    I’m sure Donald would agree with him, because I’m sure he has run several if not all his companies in like manner. Agree?

    I don’t know about all that.
    You think his business model dictates that his employees resign if they support a certain candidate?

    There was a time when that stuff happened. In 1937 my maternal grandfather came to Lock Haven Pa to work for a brand new company called Piper Aircraft. He was of Irish descent and was a Catholic and a democrat. He was denied employment unless he became a Republican and a Protestant. Which he did. He eventually became the QA Manager and was employed there until he became too ill to work. He had a heart condition that took his life a few years after the Lock Haven plant closed.

    November 10, 2016 at 7:47 pm #57591
    bnw
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    nittany ram wrote:
    — X — wrote:
    TSRF wrote:

    I’m sure Donald would agree with him, because I’m sure he has run several if not all his companies in like manner. Agree?

    I don’t know about all that.
    You think his business model dictates that his employees resign if they support a certain candidate?

    There was a time when that stuff happened. In 1937 my maternal grandfather came to Lock Haven Pa to work for a brand new company called Piper Aircraft. He was of Irish decent and was a Catholic and a democrat. He was denied employment unless he became a Republican and a Protestant. Which he did. He eventually became the QA Manager and was employed there until he became too ill to work. He had a heart condition that took his life a few years after the Lock Haven plant closed.

    I ran into something like that back in the late ’80s. It was well known that if you wanted to advance in management you had to go to this one church.

    The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

    Sprinkles are for winners.

    November 11, 2016 at 9:56 am #57660
    wv
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    We used to call articles like that little “outrage of the week” articles. You can dig up that kind of story on both sides anytime you want. There’s always examples of dum reps and dum dems to be found. Right?

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    November 11, 2016 at 10:07 am #57666
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    wv wrote:

    We used to call articles like that little “outrage of the week” articles. You can dig up that kind of story on both sides anytime you want. There’s always examples of dum reps and dum dems to be found. Right?

    w
    v

    Indeed, but you’re not suggesting it’s incumbent upon me to be the only non-partisan poster, are ya?

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
    -- Dr Seuss

    November 11, 2016 at 10:41 am #57684
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    The normcore favorite is getting some heated responses.
    Less than 48 hours after Donald Trump was declared President-Elect of the United States, normcore staple brand New Balance has already thrown its support behind one of his trade policies.

    The brand has long advocated and capitalized on its sneakers being primarily made in America and they drove this point home with a statement about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (a trade deal that includes lifting tariffs imposed on shoes imported from Vietnam to the U.S.)

    The Wall Street Journal’s Sara Germano tweeted out the following from New Balance’s VP of public affairs in regards to the TPP: “The Obama admin turned a deaf ear to us & frankly w/ Pres-Elect Trump we feel things are going to move in the right direction.”

    Sneakerheads and fans of the brand, however, had a myriad of reactions to this statement, with many viewing this as an endorsement of Trump. In protest, people shared videos of themselves burning their shoes to express how they now feel about New Balance based on this statement.

    People Are Burning Their Sneakers After New Balance Showed Support for Trump

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
    -- Dr Seuss

    November 11, 2016 at 10:48 am #57685
    wv
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    — X — wrote:
    wv wrote:

    We used to call articles like that little “outrage of the week” articles. You can dig up that kind of story on both sides anytime you want. There’s always examples of dum reps and dum dems to be found. Right?

    w
    v

    Indeed, but you’re not suggesting it’s incumbent upon me to be the only non-partisan poster, are ya?

    ———
    Not at all, Dude, not at all. I got zero problems with the post.

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    November 11, 2016 at 11:11 am #57703
    bnw
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    I’ve worn New Balance for 25 years.

    The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

    Sprinkles are for winners.

    November 11, 2016 at 11:12 am #57704
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    bnw wrote:

    I’ve worn New Balance for 25 years.

    You should probably get a new pair.

    You have to be odd, to be number one.
    -- Dr Seuss

    November 11, 2016 at 11:21 am #57709
    Billy_T
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    — X — wrote:
    bnw wrote:

    I’ve worn New Balance for 25 years.

    You should probably get a new pair.

    That a good one, X.

    ;>)

    Similar to my HILARIOUS joke back in the day, whenever my buds and I would pass by this burger place that proudly displayed “Home of the original tripledecker sandwich,” or something to that effect.

    I would say, “Um, I’d rather have something cooked in this century.”

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