The accusations of discrimination this company faces have one hundred percent changed how I view them. When supporting companies or any of their business ventures, I try to look and see how they treat their employees, the surrounding community, and the public in its entirety. To hear something like this has taken place at a company I support, I’m extremely disappointed and have changed my opinions on both supporting them or ever wanting to work for them in the future. Of course, there are feelings of betrayal, but supporting the company further is out of the question. There are always replacements and sometimes even upgrades to products or services that we’re usually infatuated with, and whatever they were offering here surely isn’t worth funding the discrimination of different ethnicities and cultures. As far as working for the company, there are no amount of benefits or pay that could entice me to work for a place where my coworkers were being treated differently than I was for reasons that have nothing to do with the work they put out. I’d find it embarrassing to tell people I work for this company as well, assuming that their public image has already been tarnished in some way, shape, or form. Even if I had felt previously that I would really want to work for this company, if they’re also discriminating against a belief system that I strongly believe in or feel a part of, then it would be career suicide to still jump into their system. Something preached to us daily at Oregon State is how important inclusivity is, and I refuse to back down from these beliefs that have been instilled in me for a mere paycheck.
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