Co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia has promised to work for the Ministry of Efficiency of the Government. Airbnb guests are not happy with it.
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Airbnb-Gastheren leaves the platform in protest against co-founder Joe Gebbia’s decision to become a member of the Department of Government Efficiency, a controversial initiative created by President Trump to reduce government expenditure dramatically by reducing the department’s budgets, agencies to eliminate and massage dismissal of federal employees without making congress supervision.
Doge’s manager, billionaire Elon Musk, asked Gebbia on Monday to participate in the initiative in a non -specific role. Although Gebbia is no longer part of the daily activities of Airbnb, a growing number of hosts on the platform said they intend to get their entries from the site out of protest.
The Virginia -based host Krista O’Donnell told The San Francisco -Standard On Thursday she pulled her Alexandria at home from the platform and end of a 10-year relationship with Airbnb. O’Donnell said that the decision of Gebbia shocked her and points to the earlier work of the platform to support refugees who needed emergency homes.
“I was just honored to be part of that,” she said about her Stint Housing Afghan refugees in 2021. “How could a company that now did with the Trump government that has no respect for refugees?”
Although Data analysts have invalidated news of a housing edition in Washington, DC, O’Donnell said that she already has the consequences of Doge’s decision to dismiss thousands of employees at various important agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Dease Control and the Ministry of Agriculture. Allegedly, another 77,000 employees have accepted the so-called buy-out of Doge, which will continue as a federal judge refused to pause it again on 12 February.
“I am in the DC area and seeing the impact that Doge has had on our community and economy, I just have the feeling that I cannot be Airbnb guest in good faith,” said O’donnell. “I don’t want to be part of an organization that generates profit for someone who destroys the government and destroys my community.”
Another host in North Carolina, Kathleen Zeren, said the San Francisco publication that her list is still on the site, although she has blocked the booking. Zeren said that her Airbnb income is a crucial part of her pension plan; However, she cannot support a platform with a co-founder who helps to ‘ruin democracy’.
“If [Gebbia] If it is associated with doge and still part of Airbnb, then I am outside, “she said. “He should not help to ruin our democracy and trade for money – I cannot support that. I don’t want to give him any of my money. “
“I’m really stuck,” she added. “We all need our income. I don’t know what to do now. “
Co-founder of Airbnb Brian Chesky has not commented on the political movements of Gebbia; However, a company spokesperson said The standard And NewsWeek, Both broke news about the Exodus of Hosts, which does not reflect the company’s decision.
“Airbnb was always more about more than the position of a person,” said the spokesperson. “Our community consists of millions of hosts and hundreds of millions of guests from all walks of life.”
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