A senior Microsoft engineer recently made headlines after resigning from the company in a very public way. After spending over 13 years at Microsoft , the employee, Scott Sutfin‑Glowski, announced his departure by sending an email to thousands of colleagues. In the message, he explained that he could no longer work for a company whose actions, according to him, were supporting serious harm.
What are the Ethical Concerns Behind the Resignation?
Scott’s resignation comes amid rising concerns within Microsoft about the company’s relationship with the Israeli military. Microsoft had previously announced that it was ending a specific cloud services contract with an Israeli military intelligence unit.
However, reports later showed that Microsoft still had hundreds of other active cloud subs