JPMorgan Chase Disables Employee Comments After Return-to-Office Backlash

I know that this strictly isn't "freedom of speech" because these are comments on an internal website, but it really does seem problematic.

In a remote-first environment, where there is no longer any means of communication that isn't through some other corporation's equipment, we are seeing levels of suppressing dissent that were never technologically possible before.

I don't know if there's a technical solution, legal solution, or no solution. But it sure seems like the ability to collectively organize has been hampered. Complaining about RTO may not be the most evocative example, but certainly the future will hold more significant ones.

haha cant play games if people are in their safe space lol people talk about the oil lobby group but damn real estate is a beast

One of my friends is affected by this and because of her skill set a large bank is the only feasible place she can work. She's just like "yep I just have to put up with it." The mobility in tech that makes it generally harder for employers to get away with this nonsense is underrated.

Isn’t disabling employee comments about working conditions (including at least one mention of a union) in violation of labor laws? I wonder if JPMC thinks they can get away with it because the new administration will not pursue a labor complaint against them.