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I'd be surprised if there was a lawsuit. It's really easy to argue that this memo is disruptive to the workplace and Google had grounds to fire him. You can hav
by yladiz 9y ago
I'd be surprised if there was a lawsuit. It's really easy to argue that this memo is disruptive to the workplace and Google had grounds to fire him. You can have 5 reasons that are illegal to fire someone and 1 reason that is legal and you can just justify it with that one reason.
- therebedragons 9y agoI'd be surprised if there wasNT a lawsuit. I'm not American - but what's the risk to the sacked dude? He sues, loses, and then what? He sues, wins, how much? What do lawyers cost? Solve for the equilibrium. I think the risk (professional death?) is not relevant (as I doubt he gets a job at any equally leftist SV workplace), he doesn't seem terribly charismatic (see Jordan Peterson interview) so he won't be a public star that makes money off his ideas, and Google has deep pockets and a deeper desire to avoid any more publicity about ANY of this. Sue, settle for 7 figures, sign an NDA agreeing to go quietly into the night, go back to Harvard and study more Biology/whatever interests him.