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Is he really that naive to believe you have free speech at work?
by pishpash 9y ago
Is he really that naive to believe you have free speech at work?
- azurezyq 9y agoI don't think writing something which will make your co-workers sad deserves rights of free speech.
- imron 9y agoI guess you are only being sarcastic, but it's worth pointing out that the only speech worth defending is speech that you disagree with and or find offensive. No-one tries to stop you from saying nice things that they already agree with.
- spking 9y agoIANAL but I believe in CA you can't be discriminated against for political beliefs. That could be a stretch in this case, I don't know.
- 13124452 9y agowell not unless you're a member of certain notorious far-left parties anyways [1], but I'm fairly certain Pichai cited not his political opinions but the creation of a hostile work environment in the firing so they'd have a tough time proving political discrimination anyways [1] http://law.onecle.com/california/government/1027.5.html http://law.onecle.com/california/government/1027.5.html
- Domenic_S 9y agoYou can be fired for _no_ reason, but you can't be fired for _any_ reason.
- orionblastar 9y agoIs that a pledge pin on your uniform?! You're fired!
- yngliu81 9y agohe's a potential whistleblower about their discriminatory hiring practices. the ceo very publicly condemned him prior to his termination; a possible case for retaliation. if the lawsuit goes to trial, they will compel discovery, which would probably be more expensive than a 7-8 figure payout.