Salesforce workers outraged after CEO makes joke about ICE watching them
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing internal backlash after making a joke about ICE monitoring international employees at a company event in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Benioff reportedly asked international employees to stand and then quipped about ICE agents being present, drawing boos from the audience. The remarks were later edited out of an internal recording. Employees have expressed outrage on platforms like Slack and LinkedIn, with some fearing for colleagues on international visas. Leaders at Slack, which Salesforce owns, have also criticized Benioff's comments and suggested he apologize. The incident occurs amidst growing employee pressure for Salesforce to denounce ICE and cease business with the agency, with whom the company has existing contracts.
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