I mean, so far nobody's tried to make getting a progress pride flag tattoo an condition of my employment. So there's that.
Compare that you the very real request to attend a HR struggle session, or sign an expression of support of X cause in a letter
Now refuse. You, your friends, and your loved ones may end up fired AND, victims of a social media mob-lynching
As you can see, the downside is quite dramatic in 1 of the 2 scenarios. Tattoo is suddenly looking quite good!
When has this actually happened as a result of not attending some HR nonsense? And even if it did, getting fired seems like a much larger problem than being bad-mouthed online.
I’d argue the opposite: if I’m fired, I can get another job. If I’m bad-mouthed online, that can affect all future job prospects.