Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO and co-founder, is facing growing criticism over a joke he made about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) monitoring international employees during an event for the company.

Employees publicly expressed outrage about Benioff’s comments in his keynote address at an internal conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and leaders at Slack, which Salesforce owns, have said he should apologize.

Benioff reportedly asked international employees to stand, before joking that ICE agents were present and monitoring them, drawing boos from the crowd, several employees told media outlets including Wired and 404Media. A recording of his speech published on an internal Salesforce site was edited to cut his remarks about ICE, Business Insider reported.

The incident comes as hundreds of Salesforce workers reportedly plan to urge Benioff to denounce ICE and cancel future business with the agency, Wired and CNBC reported.

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[–] 118 points 7 months ago (36 children)

Making fun of and hurting the working class is really all they know

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    [–] 82 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    What an insensitive privileged piece of shit.

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  • [–] 59 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Billionaire CEO accidentally leaves his bubble, immediately retreats

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    Much like other billionaires, Benioff’s politics appear to have taken a marked turn in Trump’s second term. He for years was closely aligned with some liberal causes, including a 2018 measure in San Francisco to tax large corporations in the city to fund homeless services, and in an interview with the Guardian criticized billionaires for “hoarding” their wealth. Last fall Benioff told the New York Times he “fully supported” the president, and said Trump should send national guard troops to San Francisco, before apologizing and walking those comments back. His company, which has long had contracts with ICE, has sought to increase its business with the agency.

    Scratch a liberal...

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    He was never a liberal if he shifted towards Trump, he is a populist.

    Is it actually possible for a billionaire to be a leftist?

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago

    When MAGATs "joke", believe them. Salesforce people should flee, while they can.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    after luigi wins by doing nothing, we need the rest of the super mario cast

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago

    This little prick just wants to be in the media. He’s the CEO of a boring ass shit company and he knows it.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Can someone check if he’s a friend of Epstein?

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Wait when did salesforce buy slack?

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    What a psychopath.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    Pot twist, it was not a joke and they won't leave job.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    Such a piece of garbage. Nice way to treat your "Ohana", Marc.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Ohana, but safe harbours.

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