Company Walk Outs?

Survey Result: 32% of professionals would participate in a company wide walk out, would you?

Last week, Pinterest  employees walked out to demand change at the company. This follows a similar trend from the Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout back in June. 

Blind, the anonymous professional network with over 3.6 million verified users, asked 1,500 professionals three questions

• Would you participate in a company wide walk out?
  • 32% of surveyed professionals  responded “yes” 
• 24% of Microsoft professionals responded “yes”, compared to 60% of Wayfair professionals 
• Only 15% of Facebook professionals  responded “yes” 
• 38% of Pinterest  professionals  responded “yes”  
• Do you believe walk outs could create transparency about promotion levels and retention?

• 38% of surveyed professionals  responded “yes” 

• Only 20% of Facebook professionals  responded “yes”, compared to 34% of Amazon professionals 
• 53% of Lyft professionals  responded “yes”
• Do you believe walk outs could create transparency about racial and gender discrimination?
• 41% of surveyed professionals  responded “yes” 
  • 42% of IBM  professionals  responded “yes” 
• 52% of Oracle professionals  responded “yes” 

Pinterest ’s protests called for solidarity with three high-profile women who’ve recently accused the company of racial and gender inequity. The protest seemed to have been effective, as Pinterest named a Black executive to its board of directors.

Access the report here.