After reading the article about ABC Company, I learned about the lawsuit against them regarding a widespread discrimination claim. Prior to reading the article, this has been a company that I have looked up too for many years and always had a dream about working for them. After reading the article/claims against them, I can so I no longer want to work for that company. This is because company culture and work-life is the most important thing to me when looking into companies. Not only that, but their ethical standards and how they hold their company from an ethical view is also equally important. I want to align myself with a company that fits my own personal values. With this lawsuit company out, I now know that this company doesn’t fit with my values and or ethical standards. Working for a company that you are proud to tell people about is something that is important to me. With them making major news with this huge discrimination is something that would completely shift my views on the company and not make me want to align myself with that company. It is one thing if it’s a single case by a single employee. It is another thing if this is a company-wide problem. This reflects very poorly on that company and employees, making me personally not able to support that company anymore. This would completely stop me from applying for this job opening. Like I stated earlier, the company values and ethics are something that is very important for me and with this huge discrimination lawsuit coming out against this company and now know that they don’t hold themselves to as high of a standard that I am looking for in a company.
2 replies on “Discrimination in my Favorite Company”
Hi Ryan,
I would be highly disappointed to learn about my favorite company partaking in a behavior that I don’t support. Similar to you, it would make me question their reputation and level of standard(s). I would find it very difficult to continue to support the company.
I completely agree that company culture is important when looking at future employers. I want to work for a company that aligns with my personal values and believe evaluating the culture is a great start. If you don’t see yourself fitting in with the culture of a potential employer, then it is not likely you will enjoy that job.
I found it interested that you mentioned it’s one thing if it’s a single case of discrimination with one individual but a whole other if it’s company-wide. I see what you mean scope wise but any discrimination, big or small, is a problem, right? How would your view/opinion change if it were one or the other option mentioned above? Great post!
Delani
Ryan,
I came to the same conclusion as you that after seeing this claim I would no longer be interested in working for this company. I like how you mentioned that company culture and work-life is important to you because I believe that is something all people should examine when looking at companies they want to work for. Even if someone is making more money in a company that doesn’t have a culture they fit in with they can easily become unhappy and possibly stop putting in the effort they should be on a daily basis. For me personally I would take a lower salary, assuming it was sufficient enough for me to live on, for a company that has a culture that aligns well with my goals and motives compared to one that pays more but doesn’t align with what I need from a company.