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Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win

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No reason to laugh. HN has long been an establishment mouthpiece.

Christ, have I been missing out on all the checks? I could use the extra money.

Give me a break.

Regrettably, Donald Trump doesn't have the monopoly on rash ultimatums and subsequent contradiction.

> I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump...If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here.

Later...

> Grubhub welcomes and accepts employees with all political beliefs...We do not discriminate on the basis of someone’s principles, or political or other beliefs.

Nationalism and anti-immigration are principals and political beliefs, and rather mainstream ones at that. (Hate, however, is an emotion...can be applied to many things and even people).

Matt, how can you rationally blame others for "misconstruing" your statements instead of apologizing for your communication?

Apparently, absurdity knows no political persuasion.

This is obviously foolish and unacceptable behavior from a senior leader. But I'm genuinely curious, is this kind of thing violating any laws?

Probably not.

If I said supporters of gay marriage should resign, that would be fodder for a discrimination lawsuit. (Even if my speech wasnt illegal, it would open me up for a lawsuit.)

But his statement doesn't touch on any protected classes, so I doubt you could pin something on him.

Serious question, is sexual orientation a protected class?

Yes. Many states have explicit laws. Additionally "sex" has been interpreted to include sexual orientation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_employment_discriminati...

Maybe not directly, but if anyone get's fired in the near future and claims to be a trump supporter....

Maybe he inadvertently just gave Trump supporters a lot of job security.

Depends, if it is an at-will state, than the employer can fire for any reason.

Don't they tend to be the republican states?

I don't think republican has anything to do with it. It is pretty much common law, with states adding exceptions.

Not sure who downvoted my comment, but it is relevant to the conversation and true.

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12924340

“I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump and will work to shield our community from this movement as best as I can,” wrote Matt Maloney, who co-founded the company. “If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here."

It's easy to agree with that statement regardless of what you personally believe. The statement simply describes what the CEO believes. For example, I agree that Matt Maloney rejects those policies.

Poor wording indeed, however I don't believe your interpretation is what he meant to communicate or how most reasonable people would interpret his email.

His email is clearly a political stance that's intolerant of Trump's politics which he characterizes as hateful.

> It's easy to agree with that statement regardless of what you personally believe.

Except for the half of the country that didn't?

I'm a nationalist (I think...it's kind of vague).

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