As a progressive I have my reasons for disagreeing with the manifesto but don't care if he's fired. It's a matter internal to Google. I can certainly see why Go

As a progressive I have my reasons for disagreeing with the manifesto but don't care if he's fired. It's a matter internal to Google. I can certainly see why Google fired him - he broke team cohesion in a large and public way. It's embarrassing to the company and the leadership is looking to reunify their team, preserve their image, and put this all behind them as quickly as possible. People are fired for less all the time. When I was young I worked jobs where I would have been fired if I clocked in a minute late three times using a system that didn't allow clocking in early. Some employers monitor their employees' social media to ensure they don't post anything damaging to the business. I'm guessing 80% of workers in the US have constraints greater than what Google fired for here. Right to work laws provide that option to employers. I'm not in CA and I've heard it's a little harder to fire there but I'm sure Google is well within their legal bounds. Honestly, the outrage from conservatives here feels hypocritical. They are the ones who have rolled back employee protections across the US in the name of business growth. Apparently that doesn't count for conservatives fired for spouting conservative viewpoints.