500 Wayfair employees walked out in response to the news that Wayfair had been profiting off of selling beds to the detention centers along the southern U.S. border
Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images This week, the home goods company Wayfair discovered that everything is political. News that Wayfair had been profiting off of selling beds to the detention centers along the southern U.S. border was immediately met with disgust by people both in and outside of the company. In response, 500 Wayfair employees — about 10 percent of the company, according to one protester — walked out of the Boston headquarters on Wednesday afternoon.
At the event, many employees wore Wayfair shirts, and stressed that they generally liked the company despite the walkout. “It’s not a strike, it’s not a protest, it’s showing our company how committed we are to this process,” the organizer said.
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