> several Google employees familiar with the letter would speak of it only on the condition of anonymity, saying they were concerned about retaliation This is

> several Google employees familiar with the letter would speak of it only on the condition of anonymity, saying they were concerned about retaliation This is too bad that the fear of retaliation exists for a letter like this. Is this actually the case? Or did the author read into them wanting to remain anonymous incorrectly? Perhaps they didn't want to become a spokesman for this issue outside the company, but are fine making their opinion known to coworkers and managers.