Wayfair sold over $200,000 in bedroom furniture to a detention center for migrant children. The company's employees aren't okay with that.
By Friday, a petition had begun to circulate asking Wayfair to cease all current and future business with BCFS and any other contractors participating in the operation of migrant detention camps and to establish a code of ethics for business-to-business transactions. Within hours it had 547 signatures.
“Let’s stay true to that message by taking a stand against the reprehensible practice of separating families, which denies them any home at all.” On Monday, Wayfair management responded with an internal statement, saying that “it is standard practice to fulfill orders for all customers and we believe it is our business to sell to any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate.” The statement added, “[T]his does not indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us.
“I think there’s a real sentiment of a lack of power in our country right now, and lack of control over what individuals can do,” said a spokesperson for the protesters, who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution. “We saw this as a really specific ask that we as individuals and we as colleagues and stakeholders in this company could put forward to create a small amount of change.
“We’re really lucky that we have a culture and an organization where the leadership team is listening to us,” the spokesperson said. “Even if they aren’t saying what we want to hear, we’re all happy to keep the dialogue going.”
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