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I remember there was some news at the time about Googlers rallying against the Muslim ban, in part because it directly impacted a couple hundred Googlers: http
by neuronexmachina 8y ago
I remember there was some news at the time about Googlers rallying against the Muslim ban, in part because it directly impacted a couple hundred Googlers:
https://www.recode.net/2017/1/30/14446690/google-rallying-sergey-brin-trump-immigration-ban https://www.recode.net/2017/1/30/14446690/google-rallying-se...
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/nearly-200-google-employees-are-affected-by-trumps-immigrati https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/nearly-200...
- komali2 8y agoYea I don't find it surprising at all that any company with technical employees was opposed to the Muslim ban, I specifically remember a bunch of high profile cases of engineers stuck after making the "mistake" of visiting home. H1b and other travel is still a mess. My old recruiter friends back in Texas are just about as conservative as possible but they're still pissed off about all the random executive orders surrounding immigration, it's making their jobs a lot harder.
- kart23 8y agoI was travelling at the time of the ban. Thankfully I wasn't affected by it, but the laptop ban was even more boneheaded. No electronics larger than a cellphone. What does that even mean? Had to go thru another security check right at the gate. Everyone was annoyed, especially the airline staff. Got lucky because I had a check in and I heard about it beforehand. But what if I only had a carry on? My laptop would still be stuck in dubai.