Salesforce Employees to CEO Benioff: Drop ICE, You Donkey

Raw Discontent: Salesforce Staff Serve Up Scathing Letter

Right listen up you lot. Over 1,400 Salesforce employees have decided to put their foot down and frankly I don't blame them. They've penned a letter to CEO Marc Benioff demanding he ditches any potential business deals with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Apparently these employees are "deeply troubled" by reports of Salesforce pitching AI tech to ICE. AI Tech that is used to help them "expeditiously" hire 10,000 new agents and vet tip line reports. It's like serving a cold raw chicken – completely unacceptable. They are saying 'enough is enough'. Good on them.

Where's the Transparency You Muppets?

These aren't just some jumped up kitchen porters mind you. They're serious. They want Benioff to cancel any active pitches or 'opportunities' with ICE and issue a public statement condemning masked agents in US cities. It's about damn time someone demanded answers. Furthermore the employees are requesting Salesforce to tell workers what services are being provided to ICE. The question is why is it so difficult to be transparent. This comes in the face of previous similar issues. It seems like a cover up and that is never acceptable. Salesforce has been called to clarify its relationship with ICE before. It's like trying to get blood out of a stone but now workers are fighting back. For example do you remember when Estée Lauder Accuses Walmart of Selling Counterfeit Beauty Products? This involved a case of lack of transparency and potential illegal activities so why should this be different.

ICE's Actions Spark Employee Fury

Now what's got these employees so riled up? Well ICE agents reportedly killed U.S. citizens in Minnesota back in January. That's a bloody disgrace. It is no wonder that employees face real personal and professional risk when Salesforce is perceived as enabling ICE including reputational harm social targeting or being misidentified as complicit in activities they oppose. They're demanding Salesforce pause or prohibit any infrastructure AI systems or services that help ICE scale up its operations. They are making a valid point and protecting the employees as well as those targeted by ICE.

Benioff's Jests and Internal Slack Backlash

To make matters worse Benioff apparently joked about ICE being present at an employee gathering. Are you having a laugh? That's like finding a hair in your soufflé – utterly appalling and shows that the CEO doesn't take the issue seriously. This prompted immediate criticism in an internal Slack forum because it's not a bloody joke.

Stock Plunge and Ethical Reckoning

And here's the kicker: Salesforce stock is down about 27% this year. Investors are already twitchy about AI models impacting software companies and this ethical mess is just adding fuel to the fire. In December Salesforce touted its work with the U.S. government projecting growth but at what cost? This isn't just about numbers; it's about principles. The question now is whether Benioff is willing to act accordingly.

Drawing the Line: Time for Benioff to Decide

The employees are giving Benioff a nudge reminding him of his past statement that "business is the greatest platform for change." Well Marc it's time to put your money where your mouth is. It's time to defend the constitutional rights of our neighbors and the safety of our communities. Either shape up or ship out you doughnut. Either act accordingly or be called to resign.