GoDaddy Facing Backlash After Sending Fake Holiday Bonus Email to Employees
Internet hosting company GoDaddy is facing backlash for a recent phishing test promising employees [...]
Timing
prevnextCan’t think of anything more despicable during this year and at this time. Shame on them
— Stacy NYC (@Hustlediva1) December 24, 2020
Revenue
prevnextnot GoDaddy making $3.22 billion in revenue and then tricking their employees into thinking they were getting $650...
— Claudia 🇨🇴 كلوديا (@Claudia_Oppelt) December 24, 2020
Exodus
Now @GoDaddy can either make good on the $650 bonuses or deal with an exodus in January as employees leave for places that don’t actively taunt their staff. https://t.co/rXs9LMP3ex
— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) December 24, 2020
prevnext*slow clap* nice job @GoDaddy the only reason I remained a customer was laziness, now I’m motivated. You just lost (an admittedly very small) customer
— Devlon Duthie (@duthied) December 24, 2020
Pay
prevnextOkay some failed and some passed, but regardless GoDaddy should pay the bonus $650 or more.
— Arnold Garcia (@agconmet) December 24, 2020
Valid Contract
prevnextSeems GoDaddy might be required to pay that money
It made an offer to its employees, which they accepted by clicking
"It was a joke" isn't a defense in contract law if a reasonable person would think it an offer
— Rumpole of the Bayou (@RumpoleBayou) December 24, 2020
Boycott
millions are suffering right now and @GoDaddy thought this would be a cool time to email employees with the promise of a bonus — only to tell the ones who clicked through they failed a phishing test.
so gross. if you use GoDaddy you should change that. https://t.co/L34C2LnPGU
— shauna (@goldengateblond) December 24, 2020
prevnextPlease #BoycottGoDaddy. What they have done is horrifying, especially now... Please move all of your accounts to another company as soon as you can. @GoDaddy is trash... to say the very least. https://t.co/P0Z2DbSQZq
— Maggi Carter (@maggicarter) December 24, 2020
Other Companies
prevThe Trib one seems off because of the large quoted money amount, but $650 from a huge internet company sounds like a perfectly legit number.
— Miss Bananafish (@spnstermichelle) December 24, 2020