Shopify CEO Email to Managers: We Are Not a Family
&gt; In the wake of the internal debates, Lütke changed the settings on Shopify&#x27;s diversity-focused Slack channel, called #belonging, to be read-only, further upsetting some employees who told Insider they felt silenced.<p>I am continually surprised that “let’s shut down difficult conversations” seems to be the default reaction here. As if that makes the conversations go away, or solves the problem. All it does is remind marginalized people that you don’t really care about them.<p>It’s a very “shut up and work, peon” kind of move. I think it highlights exactly what the C-level thinks of their workers: they aren’t worthy of engaging with as full people; just cogs in the machine.<p>I think in exchange for giving an employer the best hours of my day and the best years of my life, I deserve to be more than just a cog in the machine.