Jewish employee using the word 'Nazi' is fired on GitHub's internal Slack


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A Jewish employee on GitHub posted a sentence containing the word 'Nazi' on his company's Slack channel following the attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters on January 7, 2021. , It was discovered that he had been fired. There has been criticism on the internet over the response of GitHub.

GitHub reportedly fired a Jewish employee who warned co-workers to stay safe from Nazis --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22227487/github-microsoft-fired-jewish-employee-warned-nazis-us-capitol-breach

A Jewish employee on GitHub posted a statement on his Slack channel, 'stay safe homies, Nazis are about,' in response to news that the Capitol was attacked. Did. GitHub's Human Resources department accused the company of using the word 'Nazi' on its Slack channel and fired a Jewish employee two days after posting for 'bad behavior.'

GitHub employees are dissatisfied with the Human Resources department's response to dismissing Jewish employees and urge executives to 'take a strong stance on anti-Semitism and white supremacism' for 200 people I submitted my signature. Employees are also asking to clarify the real reason why Jewish employees were dismissed.



According to the IT news site The Verge, which reported the incident, a Jewish employee who was dismissed from GitHub told Business Insider that 'My family has died in the Holocaust. This attack on the Federal Capitol. I learned that the Neo-Nazi organization was involved in the news, and I was worried about my relatives and colleagues living in Washington DC and posted the text in question. '

'GitHub is investigating the status of employee turnover and will do a thorough investigation and take appropriate action,' said Nat Friedman , CEO of GitHub.

In addition, Microsoft, which acquired GitHub in 2018, has decided to suspend political contributions following the attack on the Capitol. In addition, Microsoft president Brad Smith has retweeted a statement calling on President Trump to 'end the turmoil and promote peaceful progress in power.'


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