They're not being targeted for speaking out against climate change, they're being targeted for publicly criticizing their employer. The context of climate change here is irrelevant, they'd have gotten that HR call for literally any other public criticism.
Of course it's against communication policy to publicly bad-mouth your employer. Amazon is being fair and reasonable by giving them a warning before actually firing them. As an employee, if you have concerns about the company, you keep it in-house. If those
The general Rule of thumb is to not bite the hand that feeds you. First amendment rights make sure that you will not be arrested for stating your views. But it isn't about having no consequences for stating your views.
You mean, "for publicly criticizing the company" (Score:5, Informative)
They're not being targeted for speaking out against climate change, they're being targeted for publicly criticizing their employer. The context of climate change here is irrelevant, they'd have gotten that HR call for literally any other public criticism.
Of course it's against communication policy to publicly bad-mouth your employer. Amazon is being fair and reasonable by giving them a warning before actually firing them. As an employee, if you have concerns about the company, you keep it in-house. If those
Re:You mean, "for publicly criticizing the company (Score:3)
The general Rule of thumb is to not bite the hand that feeds you.
First amendment rights make sure that you will not be arrested for stating your views. But it isn't about having no consequences for stating your views.