He's not writing off an entire company because of a $1,000 donation. He's writing off a company because one of its leaders chooses to publicly do shitty things.
Relative power is important to understand and take into account in a situation like this. Within the Mozilla community, Eich has power. Eich also not only holds repellent viewpoints, but acts on them (and while I respect the hell out of ChuckMcM I think he's several miles off-base with his what-if). I can understand not wanting to work for an organization where the powerful has no problem with a public declaration of hatred for me (if I were gay) or for dear friends of mine (in my own case).
As an aside, this is also why the arguments for at-will employment often fall very short; they equate "you can be fired for any reason" with "you can quit for any reason" without acknowledging the vast gulf in power between employer and employee in most situations and industries. Power dynamics matter. Context matters.
Relative power is important to understand and take into account in a situation like this. Within the Mozilla community, Eich has power. Eich also not only holds repellent viewpoints, but acts on them (and while I respect the hell out of ChuckMcM I think he's several miles off-base with his what-if). I can understand not wanting to work for an organization where the powerful has no problem with a public declaration of hatred for me (if I were gay) or for dear friends of mine (in my own case).
As an aside, this is also why the arguments for at-will employment often fall very short; they equate "you can be fired for any reason" with "you can quit for any reason" without acknowledging the vast gulf in power between employer and employee in most situations and industries. Power dynamics matter. Context matters.