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Welcome,
My name is Vania, and after 1.5 years as a software engineer in this company, I decided to leave Microsoft. My last day is next Friday, April 11.
You may have seen me stand early today to call Satia during his 50 Microsoft speech.
Here is the reason that I decided to leave the company, and why I spoke today.
We are witnessing genocide
A year and a half ago, I joined Microsoft just as I began to witness the constant genocide of the Palestinian people by Israel, which began in 1948 and many human rights organizations. While I write this, Israel broke the ceasefire and resumed genocide on a large scale in Gaza. Just a few days ago, it was revealed that Israel killed fifteen paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza, Their implementation “one after another”, “ Before buried in the sand – another horrific war. At the same time, our work works on this genocide, and I cannot, with a good conscience, be part of a company that participates in this violent injustice.
We are complicit
Like most of them, I joined Microsoft believing in its mission, “Enabling every person and every organization on this planet to achieve more.” She believed in “her commitment to respect and promoting human rights.” I thought Microsoft was dedicated to charitable work and promoting basic rights all over the world.
But over the past 1.5 years, it has become more aware of the growing role of Microsoft in the military industrial complex. Recent reports before AP It revealed the decisive role of Microsoft in enabling the apartheid regime in Israel and a collective genocide for the Palestinians in Gaza. Article details “A $ 133 million contract between Microsoft and the Israeli Ministry of Defense,“Highlights how Microsoft Azure and AI feeding the mass monitoring of the occupation, contributing to random targeting and bombing a Palestinian people from the entire indigenous people. “Very sensitive and classification projects” For the Israeli army, including “The target bank “ and Record the Palestinian population.
Microsoft Cloud and AI The Israeli Army managed to be More lethal and destructive In Gaza. It cannot be denied that Azure Microsoft’s clouds and developments of artificial intelligence constitute the technological spine of automatic apartheid and genocide in Israel. Microsoft is so deeply linked to the Israeli army Only yesterday One priority has been set Boycott goals Subordinate BDS campaign (boycott, clouds, penalties).
All this asks the question, that is, “people” we are enabling our technology? The oppressed imposes the apartheid system? War criminals commit genocide? Unfortunately, at this stage, they cannot refute that Microsoft is complicit – it is a digital weapons manufacturing company that operates monitoring, racist and genocide. By working in this company, we are all complicit. Even if we do not work directly in AI or Azure, our work is an implicit support, and only our companies ’climb nourishes the system. That is why, before I converted to my resignation, I signed This important petition To demand cutting ties with Microsoft with genocide. I urge you all to do the same.
An invitation to work
Over time, I find it more difficult to continue to give my time, energy and care for a company on the wrong side of history. Leaving my job in Microsoft has become the clear choice for me, and I see no alternative except to use the past few days in Microsoft to speak, but I can, whether by disrupting Satia’s talk, or by sending this email today. The Microsoft leadership must withdraw from Israel and stop selling the deadly technology to the power of apartheid and genocide.
I know that leaving Microsoft is not an option for many. If you should continue to work in Microsoft, I urge you to use your position, strength and concession to hold Microsoft accountable for its values and mission:
Know that Microsoft’s human rights statement prohibits revenge on anyone who is concerned about human rights: Human Rights Statement Microsoft CSR
Farewell Palestine is free,
Vania
