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A fool and his money are soon parted.
by vorotato 9y ago
A fool and his money are soon parted.
- lr4444lr 9y agoYou really think the firm is taking an upfront fee or retainer for this? I assume they are expecting a settlement from Google/Alphabet so that the company can put an end to this PR nightmare once and for all, from which they will take a cut.
- vorotato 9y agoIf I was the firm I would. For google's intended audience it's basically free advertising.
- taytus 9y agoGoogle's PR Nightmare? Honest question: Don't you think that the one with the PR nightmare is Damore?
- oh_sigh 9y agoHe's beloved by a certain right-leaning or libertarian bent portion of the tech world, and everyone else except for maybe Google's lawyers have forgotten about him. So it seems like he is in a better place now than simply being a midlevel employee in MegaCorp
- vorotato 9y agoYes from a certain angle it's a PR win/win. However if he actually pursues a lawsuit with his money he's with near certainty going to be the loser.
- oh_sigh 9y agoI really doubt it is with his own money. Google pays pretty well, but he was only employed for a couple of years outside of school, so I doubt he has millions just sitting around. Almost certainly this case is taken on a contingency basis or they are using crowdsourced funds.
- vorotato 9y agoI suppose if it's crowd sourced he has no choice but to tilt at windmills.
- stale2002 9y agoDamore is an individual. He is not a hundred billion dollar company. A PR nightmare for him costs him very little. There are no products that customers can boycott to get back at him. No offices where he could be protested. The 'worst' that could happen is that some tech companies refusing to hire him. But given his recent fame, I doubt he has to worry about money anymore.
- lr4444lr 9y agoI think Damore's future is irrelevant, and that Google wants him to disappear off the face of the earth - not court a massive virtue signaling performance.