"Some Salesforce employees say they received an email scolding them and asking to explain their absence from the company event, where CEO Marc Benioff made jokes about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to internal Slack messages viewed by Business Insider. Benioff angered some employees on Tuesday with the comments, including one about ICE surveilling employees' travel. Dozens took to an internal Slack channel to express disappointment, according to the messages."
"'Your absence was noted during today's CKO programming,' an excerpt of the email posted to Slack said. 'During scheduled sessions, attendees were observed in hallways, bars, casinos, restaurants, and other areas across the hotel properties instead of attending sessions. This does not meet our expectations.' One employee wrote that the email included a short Google form to explain any 'extenuating circumstances' and that the response was limited to 250 characters."
Marc Benioff made jokes about Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a company kickoff, and those comments angered many employees. Dozens of employees posted disappointment in an internal Slack channel and some left the event and did not return. Some employees said they later received a company email noting their absence during CKO sessions and asking for explanations. The email cited attendees being observed in hallways, bars, casinos, restaurants and other hotel areas and said that behavior 'does not meet our expectations.' One employee said the email included a short Google form limited to 250 characters. It was unclear whether the email was directly tied to the remarks, and some employees said they should not be punished for avoiding an environment they felt was unsafe.
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