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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 an
by 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 agoWell 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.