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Adobe workers reportedly protest California conference's move to 'hostile environment' of Florida
SF Gate ^ | 2/20/24 | By Stephen Council

Posted on 02/20/2024 2:13:09 PM PST by NohSpinZone

Citing what they describe as a “hostile” political climate, hundreds of Adobe workers are protesting the company’s decision to hold its flagship MAX conference in Miami Beach in October, according to a Wednesday report from Business Insider.

The outlet secured a 10-page petition sent to company leadership, signed by more than 500 employees of the San Jose tech giant. The petition said workers were “shocked and dismayed” by MAX’s move to Florida, and called out the state’s history of “egregious policies,” BI reported.

“We sincerely hope that the overwhelming evidence that Florida is a hostile environment for Adobe’s employees, partners, and customers will lead to a reconsideration of the location selected for Adobe MAX 2024,” the petition reportedly said. Workers also asked that Adobe review its event planning process and bolster event security, according to BI.

Apart from two all-remote sessions during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, and visits to San Diego in 2016 and Las Vegas in 2017, Adobe has held MAX in Los Angeles every year since 2009. The company, known for popular software tools like Photoshop and Acrobat, uses the conference to show off new iterations of its technology to designers and businesses.

Conferences have long boosted local tourism in cities where they're held, and their importance as a marker of ethics appears to be growing. In October, the National Black Nurses Association moved its annual conference scheduled for July from Hollywood, Fla., to San Francisco, citing “anti-Black policies and laws” in the state.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: adobe; california; californication; florida; max; sanfransicko
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To: NohSpinZone

The 500 crybabies should ask why Moscone isn’t the preferred location for MAX. The convention management companies will be happy to explain why.


21 posted on 02/20/2024 2:45:46 PM PST by bobcat62
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To: NohSpinZone

Quit and work elsewhere. Just apply online with their pdf form.


22 posted on 02/20/2024 2:54:18 PM PST by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: NohSpinZone

Poor Delusional F%$$cks


23 posted on 02/20/2024 2:55:06 PM PST by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Florida= cold drinks, hot women, beautiful beaches, no tent city, weather is nice, and the night life is crazy.

LA= Cold drinks, is that a woman, mine fields of turds, homeless camps, murder, and mayhem.
WHATS NOT TO LIKE


24 posted on 02/20/2024 2:55:17 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Sir Bangaz Cracka

This Florida resident is absolutely crushed.


Thats whats so funny about this article, my friends in Clearwater and Palm Harbor are looking for ways to keep leftist nut jobs from all over the country out of their hometowns.
My buddy has 2 older neighbors from NY who were sitting with his group at the cigar bar complaining about how fanatical DeSantis voters were and how threatened they felt. My buddy just told them to move to one of the many blue cities throughout the country where they would feel more at home. They wouldn’t be missed.


25 posted on 02/20/2024 2:55:58 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: Newbomb Turk

I fled Calif. a little over 50 years ago.
Beautiful, with so much to see and do.
Florida has been very good.
Too many stoopids.
Too many people.


26 posted on 02/20/2024 2:58:39 PM PST by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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To: NohSpinZone

In COMPLETELY unrelated news, Adobe announces layoffs in 3..2..1


27 posted on 02/20/2024 3:00:01 PM PST by DAC21
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To: DownInFlames
Fine, ur fired.

Jobs gone in a Flash!


28 posted on 02/20/2024 3:05:25 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Newbomb Turk

“Once they get to Florida, they won’t want to go back to California.”

October is still hurricane season.


29 posted on 02/20/2024 3:05:59 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: NohSpinZone
"In October, the National Black Nurses Association moved its annual conference scheduled for July from Hollywood, Fla., to San Francisco, citing “anti-Black policies and laws” in the state"

Hahahahaha.....hahahaha....cough.....gulp.....hahahah!!! Anyone want any of these dumb #!@# administering meds to them?

30 posted on 02/20/2024 3:08:12 PM PST by DAC21
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To: NohSpinZone

I got this stat from a website called globaldata.com

“In 2021, the representation of Asian employees in Adobe US workforce was 29.2% of which 41.9% were represented by women. Black & African American and Hispanic & Latinx employees represented 2.8% and 5.2% of the US workforce, respectively.”

I wonder if these woke idiots at Adobe will resign from Adobe knowing their company is a hostile environment for blacks and Hispanics!


31 posted on 02/20/2024 3:12:56 PM PST by dowcaet
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To: NohSpinZone

They should move back to India.


32 posted on 02/20/2024 3:14:10 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Nothing says "Democracy" like throwing your opponent into jail.)
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To: DAC21

“Anti-Black policies”?

Are they upset that the blacks are unable to rape, rob and murder white people in Florida?


33 posted on 02/20/2024 3:14:42 PM PST by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: DAC21

“Anti-Black policies”?

Are they upset that the blacks are unable to rape, rob and murder white people in Florida?


34 posted on 02/20/2024 3:15:39 PM PST by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: NohSpinZone

35 posted on 02/20/2024 3:17:32 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: dowcaet

From a quick search, I found 500 employees represent 5% of their employees.

11,847 employees
After extensive research and analysis, Zippia’s data science team found that:

Adobe has 11,847 employees.
41% of Adobe employees are women, while 59% are men.
The most common ethnicity at Adobe is White (53%).
18% of Adobe employees are Hispanic or Latino.
17% of Adobe employees are Asian.
The average employee at Adobe makes $119,996 per year.
Adobe employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.

Adobe CEO: Shantanu Narayen
Adobe Employees Who Are Women: 41%
Company Type: Public
Industry: Software & Services


36 posted on 02/20/2024 3:23:42 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
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To: NohSpinZone

Freaks and Fags headed to Florida. And they think Florida is the problem. As Jim Healy used to say.....Riiiiight:

https://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/right.wav


37 posted on 02/20/2024 3:25:48 PM PST by vespa300
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To: NohSpinZone

Well, then, don’t come, ding dongs. And please don’t move here when you’re tired of Kalifornia. Just go somewhere else, such as my old state of Maryland, Northern Virginia, New Jersey, etc., where y’all will feel more at home. Thank you.


38 posted on 02/20/2024 3:26:14 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: DownInFlames
Fine, ur fired.

Somehow, your text message got posted here on Free Republic.

39 posted on 02/20/2024 3:34:28 PM PST by ytrebil
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To: NohSpinZone

Quit then you whiners!


40 posted on 02/20/2024 3:45:46 PM PST by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
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