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Google isn’t really that much different. It’s not a hotbed of political discussions and arguments. There are focused discussions on politically relevant topics

Google isn’t really that much different. It’s not a hotbed of political discussions and arguments. There are focused discussions on politically relevant topics: such as immigration. It’s a given at google that immigration is a net benefit to the country. If you disagree then well, your option isn’t going to be well received. There is another option that diversity is good (based on both research and the fact that google is trying to build for everyone so we need representation to do so). I find that all companies have some basic facts and truths, axioms if you will. Arguing against them means you need to leave the company. You won’t be successful. For example, would you try to advance the argument that the web isn’t important and web search is pointless? Of course not. This goes for every company on the planet. Smaller ones have less axioms, the simplest being “boss is always right”.

jeffreyrogers 8y ago
Opinions on immigration and diversity aren't really relevant to Google's corporate mission as a whole. They are relevant to some degree to some of its hiring and HR policies. I have not worked anywhere where immigration policies were brought up at a company wide level. Diversity does come up elsewhere, but mainly so management can pay lip-service to the idea that they care about diversity. By the way, I'm not placing all (or even the majority) of the blame on the people bringing up immigration or diversity, though I would argue they aren't appropriate topics in most workplaces. If you hold a controversial opinion on those issues (and others) and it's not relevant to your job, maybe you should keep your opinions private at work.
- ryanobjc 8y ago
  Well your first statement is just your opinion! A core mission of google is to foster innovation, at the big and small levels. The company considers itself driven by innovation. So how do you grow the next billion users, which is a business goal, has implications in who you hire etc. Also, a lot of googlers are immigrants, very smart people who have moved to the us. Basic human consideration about their fate is a dilemma. To blithely say it’s “just” a hr problem, well that sort of seems to me like it’s actually a non problem at all.

jeffreyrogers 8y ago

Opinions on immigration and diversity aren't really relevant to Google's corporate mission as a whole. They are relevant to some degree to some of its hiring and HR policies. I have not worked anywhere where immigration policies were brought up at a company wide level. Diversity does come up elsewhere, but mainly so management can pay lip-service to the idea that they care about diversity. By the way, I'm not placing all (or even the majority) of the blame on the people bringing up immigration or diversity, though I would argue they aren't appropriate topics in most workplaces. If you hold a controversial opinion on those issues (and others) and it's not relevant to your job, maybe you should keep your opinions private at work.

ryanobjc 8y ago
Well your first statement is just your opinion! A core mission of google is to foster innovation, at the big and small levels. The company considers itself driven by innovation. So how do you grow the next billion users, which is a business goal, has implications in who you hire etc. Also, a lot of googlers are immigrants, very smart people who have moved to the us. Basic human consideration about their fate is a dilemma. To blithely say it’s “just” a hr problem, well that sort of seems to me like it’s actually a non problem at all.