I don't think you're a bad person for continuing to work at Mozilla, and I think it would have a deleterious effect if everybody who supported queer rights left the organization. I think people who are not directly affected themselves, but do have strong convictions in favor of equality, can be especially important, if they speak out when it's germane to do so.
Quitting wouldn't necessarily be solidarity, after all, because the next place you worked might have leadership that's just as bad (or worse) as Mozilla's -- perhaps in ways that are more covert. I actually don't think that working for an organization led by people with views you find abhorrent is necessarily wrong -- most of us don't have a choice about working for a living, after all, and in a capitalist economy, a lot of companies are going to be led by people with views that you and I find abhorrent.
I know that some people are boycotting (though as far as I know, they haven't called for others to boycott), but I'm not, and I'm also not calling for my friends to resign. After all, I didn't resign when Brendan became my boss's boss's boss. And I think you're absolutely right to ask why this job and not the whole industry or country. I don't think focusing on one's purity as an individual accomplishes anything when dealing with structural, systematic problems.
So if my post looked like I was suggesting that everyone who's cool should ragequit, then I did a bad job. But I do hope that people who stay at Mozilla will be vocal and will be candid about what they truly believe. If it's at the point where some people feel pressured to say things they don't believe out of fear about their job security, then I dearly hope they find a way out, because I don't think every company creates those pressures.
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Date: 2014-03-26 03:11 am (UTC)Quitting wouldn't necessarily be solidarity, after all, because the next place you worked might have leadership that's just as bad (or worse) as Mozilla's -- perhaps in ways that are more covert. I actually don't think that working for an organization led by people with views you find abhorrent is necessarily wrong -- most of us don't have a choice about working for a living, after all, and in a capitalist economy, a lot of companies are going to be led by people with views that you and I find abhorrent.
I know that some people are boycotting (though as far as I know, they haven't called for others to boycott), but I'm not, and I'm also not calling for my friends to resign. After all, I didn't resign when Brendan became my boss's boss's boss. And I think you're absolutely right to ask why this job and not the whole industry or country. I don't think focusing on one's purity as an individual accomplishes anything when dealing with structural, systematic problems.
So if my post looked like I was suggesting that everyone who's cool should ragequit, then I did a bad job. But I do hope that people who stay at Mozilla will be vocal and will be candid about what they truly believe. If it's at the point where some people feel pressured to say things they don't believe out of fear about their job security, then I dearly hope they find a way out, because I don't think every company creates those pressures.