Summary
Republican mega-donors Dick and Liz Uihlein, major backers of Trump, surveyed employees at their company, Uline, on their voting preferences for the upcoming U.S. election. Uline is based in swing-state Wisconsin, critical for presidential candidates.
Marketed as “anonymous,” the survey requested employees sign in, raising privacy concerns and skepticism among staff.
Liz Uihlein dismissed concerns, calling the survey “for fun” and voluntary, though legal experts warn that such employer requests can be intimidating and may increase employee anxiety.
Federal and state laws prohibit voter intimidation, with Wisconsin specifically criminalizing vote solicitation.
My brother’s former employer (Jim Justice, current governor of West Virginia) once laid off nearly everyone in the mine he worked at. With their last paycheck was a letter, (paraphrasing) “If Barack Obama is elected, we may never return to work.”
I took it as, “Well, vote Republican or we aren’t opening the mines back up and you won’t have a job.”
Wasn’t long after Obama won that they called most of them back.
It’s crazy how often my brother and his coworkers had to chase their paychecks too. Justice is known locally for stiffing his workers, yet somehow he’s qualified to govern the state. Beats me man. I need to look at the election results and see how many people voted for him in towns where he employs people. It would shock me if he got a significant post job of the vote in those towns given his reputation.
Before he was governor I only ever heard his name in a negative light.
I fucking hate these mother fuckers. They fund Daren Bailey and Bruce Rauner in Illinois. They were also behind the case where a downstate judge threatened to have JB Pritzker arrested for his Covid emergency orders and mask mandates. I will not be upset when they pass away.
Their kids are carrying on making the world worse :(
Pritzker is one of the most down to earth wealthy people I’ve ever met. I didn’t realize who I was dealing with until later on.
He’s been really good for Illinois, I didn’t want another billionaire and didn’t vote for him in the primary, but I’ll take what I can get. I was disappointed that he rolled back biometric data collection fines.
Everyone tells me he’s been good for their quality of life and at the least not leading a class war against the poor. Pleasant surprise to hear.
They also fund a ton of shit in Ohio. Fuck these people. They are truly awful. The world would be better without them in it.
“Anonymous”
“Log in”
Lmao. Nope. I’ve seen that one before. Didn’t get me that time either.
I would also just lie to my boss anyway. But I also don’t have a social media present that’s tied to my real life/name.
“For fun”
Yea, sure. Hey, you know what else is fun…
Gulags?
Organizing a union?
And I’m sure it’s just coincidence that everyone who said they were voting for Kamala has to work a double shift tomorrow.
Or fired for “other reasons”…
Overthrowing liberal capitalism and eating the rich to celebrate :3
Sounds fun, when do we start?
Employer BBQs?
The Final Pizza Party.
I’m assuming the employer will be the food being served
'Toe salad anyone?
Did someone say foot tacos?
Secrets’ in the sauce!
Union drives?
Guillotines and gallows.
Man, that really sucks, because I really liked Uline shit.
I worked for them for a year as a contractor. That’s one place I’m glad I don’t work any more. Weird as fuck. The people there were normal but the policies and things felt cultish to me.
Could you elaborate, I’m very curious
So the main office, which I didn’t visit personally, but some from my team did, was treated almost reverently. It was business professional dress code, even for technical staff, which seems really out of touch these days. Ties and blazer and suit pants. I feel like I remember casual work days were maybe once per quarter or less? And they were still business casual.
I heard things like you never, ever walked on the grass. Ever. Company affirmations and cheerleading. Things like that. And they would browbeat employees. Massive social pressure to conform and to make the company part of your identity.
Cult might be a little strong, but definitely creepy vibes.
Company affirmations and cheerleading. Things like that. And they would browbeat employees. Massive social pressure to conform and to make the company part of your identity.
Nope, “cult” is not too strong a word. Those are cult tactics.
Give them the respect they deserve. Lie to them and vote as you please.
Will these stats end up in a trump lawsuit trying to prove he won?
Yeah, politics is…fun. Just another Republican caught in the act thinking everything is a joke. You’re not a comedian, you’re an asshole.
Anonymous. Sign in to take it. “Requested”.
As somebody who has to deal with them every day, Fuck Uline.
The fuck are you purchasing from them when they’re so overpriced? I don’t get it.
I work in the packaging industry, and they have literally every size box, in any quantity, on demand. That being said, our clients purchase everything. We don’t have much say in what vendors they choose.
Fun fact: I throw away (recycle) 2-5 full size Uline catalogs a day, even though it says on every packing slip CUSTOMER REQUESTS NO CATALOGS.
They have to constantly print and ship catalogs. How else will they explain why they underpay their workers so much?
How did I know it’d be Uline?
I haste them for so many reasons.
Not least of which is the 5 phone-book-sized catalogs they mail me every week despite me never, ever using their services.
They’d make a bunch more money by just cutting back on their junk mail than through illegal voter intimidation.
Oh boy, ACLU, sue their ass!
Did they just give out wrongful termination settlements as severance for all employees?
what losers, but the answer is telling them what they want to hear and then vote the way you want
Just write in “yo momma”
For fun.
“Nutz, Deez (B)”
