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> I have to imagine Sundar was flooded with emails saying "fire him or I quit." In a company as large and diverse as Google, there will always be people like t
by TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
> I have to imagine Sundar was flooded with emails saying "fire him or I quit."
In a company as large and diverse as Google, there will always be people like that during any public outrage. What's telling is that Google gave in to the desires of that particular kind of person. The fired Googler raised his viewpoint in an internal forum designed for that kind of conversation in a respectable manner and with citations. The fact that doing so enraged the entire company tells of a culture that is unable or unwilling to question itself. In such a defensive culture, doing something "enraging" is required to expose the cultural bubble.
- khazhoux 9y agoNod. So then perhaps this is an extension of what we've seen from college campuses in the last couple of years, with undergrads demanding teachers be fired for expressing (usually quite sane) opinions and policies.