Salesforce Co-founder Criticises Benioff’s ICE Remarks

Salesforce co-founder Parker Harris recently spoke about CEO Marc Benioff’s controversial jokes about ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) during an internal meeting. Harris expressed that he was “not OK with it.” He described the jokes as “very bad” but chose not to publicly criticise Benioff.

An employee shared a transcript of Harris’s comments on a Slack channel, which Business Insider confirmed was accurate. Salesforce has not commented on the matter, and Benioff has not addressed the jokes or the reactions they caused.

Harris discussed why other leaders at Salesforce had not spoken out about Benioff’s comments at a recent company event. He noted that someone had already expressed concern, which was then leaked to the press. Harris stressed that discussing these issues should happen internally, not through media outlets. He stated that making such comments is a violation of the company’s Code of Conduct.

Employees expressed their anger on Slack. Rob Seaman, the General Manager of Slack, said he could not defend Benioff’s comments, which do not reflect his values. Salesforce Vice President Craig Broscow also mentioned the disappointment felt by many workers and suggested Benioff should publicly apologise.

Harris concluded the meeting by advocating for people to share their views through voting rather than through public actions. He encouraged ongoing discussion about the issue while keeping it confidential.

How much do you know?

Who recently spoke about CEO Marc Benioff's controversial jokes about ICE during an internal meeting?

Parker Harris

Rob Seaman

Craig Broscow

Marc Benioff

How did Parker Harris describe the jokes made by Marc Benioff?

Funny

Inoffensive

Very bad

Appropriate

What was leaked to the press according to Parker Harris?

The meeting transcript

Benioff's apology

Internal discussions

The company's Code of Conduct

Who could not defend Benioff's comments?

Parker Harris

Rob Seaman

Craig Broscow

Marc Benioff

How did Parker Harris suggest addressing issues like Benioff's comments?

Publicly criticizing

Internally discussing

Ignoring

Filing a lawsuit

How did Harris encourage people to share their views about the issue?

Through public actions

Through voting

By tweeting

By leaking information

Parker Harris publicly criticized CEO Marc Benioff for his jokes about ICE.

True False

The leaked transcript of Parker Harris's comments was verified by Forbes.

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Discussing such issues internally is considered a violation of Salesforce's Code of Conduct.

True False

Rob Seaman expressed support for Benioff's comments.

True False

Parker Harris advised against ongoing discussion of the issue.

True False

Rob Seaman suggested that Benioff should publicly apologize for his comments.

True False

Parker Harris expressed that he was "not OK with" Benioff's controversial jokes about ICE, describing them as "very bad" during an internal meeting.

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Salesforce has not commented on the matter, and Benioff has not addressed the jokes or the reactions they caused.

True False

Parker Harris stressed that discussing issues like Benioff's comments should happen , not through media outlets.

Rob Seaman, the General Manager of Slack, stated that he could not defend Benioff's comments, which do not values.

Craig Broscow suggested that Benioff should publicly for causing disappointment among many workers.

Harris concluded the meeting by encouraging ongoing discussion about the issue while keeping it .

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