Mon Feb 21, 2022 – 12:18 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — A former Levi’s executive who quit after being bullied for publicly questioning the wisdom of school closures as a COVID measure has slammed the company for “silencing any dissent within the organization” and being “held hostage by intolerant ideologues.”
In a stirring testimonial published February 14 on former New York Times writer Bari Weiss’ Substack, ousted Levi’s Brand President Jennifer Sey explained that after being pressured to leave the corporation due to her views, she turned down a $1 million severance package so she wouldn’t have to sign a nondisclosure statement.
“The money would be very nice,” she said. “But I just can’t do it.”
Sey, a former elite gymnast who began working for Levi’s in 1999, said that during her more than 20-year career with the prominent corporation she had often engaged in political advocacy focused on helping kids, for which she had earned support from her company.
When she faced pushback for her activism, she said Levi’s “stood by me,” and even “embraced me as a hero.”
Sey would later discover, however, that Levi’s would draw the line at certain political causes.
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