[Osmf-talk] Possible AoA Amendment #2: Your boss can't force you to vote a certain way

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 10/23/20 15:07, Steve Friedl wrote:
>> First, determining intent is just not possible. This will only cast suspicion unnecessarily.
> 
> Indeed. I find it hard to believe that any employer who wishes to require an employee to vote a certain way will put it in writing or otherwise leave a trail visible to OSMF.

I'm rehashing something I have said in a similar discussion much earlier.

Mikel is right in that it would be hard to prove any wrongdoing.

But, currently we don't even say explicitly where, in our opinion,
wrongdoing starts.

As things currently stand, an employer could brazenly and publicly say:
"Yes I expect all my employees to vote for candidate X. Of course I do.
And where is it written that this is wrong? You might not like me now.
Many don't like me. That's because I'm disruptive! Disruptive is great.
I'm a great businessman because I don't care for niceties. But I'm doing
nothing wrong. Investors love me. And now stop whining, you're just
jealous."

It should be written that it is wrong. We must never assume that a
corporation acts ethically; we must write it down for them.

Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog

The notion that we should extend something like "trust" to a corporation
because "there are nice people working there" is deeply flawed, to say
the least.

Bye
Frederik

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