A Tech Worker's Stand Against War

A long-time Microsoft worker has decided to leave the company.

The Resignation

• Engineer: Scott Sutfin-Glowski
• Tenure: 13 years at Microsoft
• Reason: Couldn't support what he sees as terrible actions

The Issue

• Microsoft's Involvement: Sells cloud services to the Israeli military
• News Report: February report mentioned many active Microsoft subscriptions
• Microsoft's Response: No comment

Background

• Recent Events: President Trump announced a peace plan between Israel and Hamas
• U.S. Involvement: Sending troops to Israel to support the deal
• Employee Protests: Workers have been protesting Microsoft's cloud services to the Israeli military
• Fired Employees: Five workers were fired for speaking up

Microsoft's Actions

• September Decision: Stopped some services to a part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense
• Details: Did not specify which services were stopped
• Report: Israeli military used Microsoft products to track Palestinians

Sutfin-Glowski's Views

• Concerns: Microsoft cut off ways for employees to talk about their concerns
• Protests: Banners held outside Microsoft's headquarters demanding an end to work with Israel
• Ceasefire: A ceasefire in Gaza is happening, but problems continue
• Beliefs: Human rights abuses and war crimes are still occurring