If I came across a creditable article about my favorite company had been accused of widespread discrimination against individuals from an ethnicity, culture, or belief system I associate with it would drastically change my perspective of the company. The first thing I would look into is how scholarly is the article and if its solid or if there a potential misconception. This is just something I do a lot these days because there is so much misinformation on the internet and would have to do research of my own. after confirming the truth then I could no longer associate with that company to the best of my ability.
I would also have to see how the company reacts to the situation. If the company is taking responsibility for what happened and will also take accountability to move forward? Or is the company trying to sweep things under the rug and deflect? Depending on how the company responds will also shape my perspective of using or applying to that company in the future.
Looking at a larger picture if I still supported the company after these horrible allocations came out of their unethical practices then I’m enabling them. As a consumer of the company or potential worker my choices show what I tolerate and what I don’t tolerate. Over all if the company failed to reform I would likely not use the company anymore let alone apply to it for a potential job. This would be in all aspects financially, socially and professional.
3 replies on “Week 2 – Blog Post: Experiences with Discrimination”
Hi Jesse, I can understand how you would feel as though you were enabling the company, or that you are part of the cause instead of helping prevent the allegations the company faces. I do like that you research things that are put out there. This is something I also like to do myself, with all of the articles, sources, and competitor retaliation out there, it seems like a good idea to look into how credible the sources are and what the company is choosing to do about it.
Hi Jesse,
Thank you for sharing your blog and insights. I aligned much with your views, it would be challenging to want to align myself with a company that went drastically against my values. I had not thought about the vetting of the information aspect, such an important thing to do in today’s day and age. Misinformation is spread everywhere, and it is our jobs as consumers of news and media to get to the root of issues and discern fact from fiction. I see many people today basing opinions off false information, because they had not vetted sources or looked deeper into things read online. So important, and even more important when you think about the personal impact it would have on you socially to see and hear that your favorite company, was going against your values in a very disappointing way.
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