Marc Benioff’s ICE Joke at a Company Event Triggers Backlash and Demands for Action

In a vacuum, the joke was in poor taste, but it happened as Salesforce stock fell 45% in the past year

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Marc Benioff's joke didn't just fail to land. It exploded on impact.The Salesforce CEO's attempt at an ICE-related quip has employees up in arms, and comes as the company is already dealing with plenty of tension over its future, BI's Ashley Stewart…

Marc Benioff Sticks Foot In His Mouth Again Making Jokes About ICE, Wisecracks Over Employees Getting Arrested

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made the exceedingly unwise decision to kid his international employees that they might be arrested by ICE, and boy did that joke not land whilst he was addressing a company event.It seems like just yesterday (it was right before Dreamforce) that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff did an overnight San Francisco villain turn when declaring that National Guard agents should be deployed to San Francisco to carry out some Trumpy…

Marc Benioff’s ICE Joke at a Company Event Triggers Backlash and Demands for Action

Salesforce employees plan to send their CEO a letter on Friday.

Salesforce Staff Challenge Marc Benioff After ICE Joke at Town Hall

It started during the opening keynote of Salesforce Company Kickoff 2015 on Tuesday in Las Vegas, delivered by its CEO, Marc Benioff. It culminated in a fight that got out of control on a Slack group and an open letter seeking a response on behalf of one of the most recognisable chief executives in Silicon Valley. The Salesforce staff is urging its CEO, Marc Benioff, to comment on the record about a statement regarding the US Immigration and Cus…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Under Fire After Joking About ICE Monitoring Employees

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing criticism from employees after joking during a company event that ICE agents were present and monitoring international staff.

Salesforce CEO makes ICE jokes at company event; new Target CEO alerts employees to changes

Plus, Boston Dynamics’ CEO shares news of his departure with staff. Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the last week and see what we can learn from them. 1. Salesforce CEO jokes about ICE watching employees; some staff respond with anger Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff generated controversy during a company event when he joked about immigration enforcement, telling workers ICE could track employee travel. According t…