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Like every issue, there are those who are obsessed with it, for whom it takes over their lives, and then there is a large swath of people who either agree or no
by Eridrus 7y ago
Like every issue, there are those who are obsessed with it, for whom it takes over their lives, and then there is a large swath of people who either agree or not, but do so without much intensity.
Since the intensity of most people's beliefs is low and the specific issues are not part of day to day work, it's not really a thing that comes up except when new news breaks and people talk about it at lunch for a day.
When you take a look at how many people, in an industry where it's trivial to get another job, quit over any of these issues, it's in the single digits.
- inlined 7y agoThe set may be larger than reported. E.g. I didn’t sign the Maven petition because I was up for promotion and work in Cloud.
- idlewords 7y agoI think this is the key question. Is there a "dark matter" of concerned Google employees who would potentially mobilize if pushed too far, or is this just a vocal fringe element in a company with a 100,000 strong work force?
- Eridrus 7y agoI mean this is kind of my point, you weren't willing to take the small step of signing a petition because you thought it could endanger your promotion. Most people are the same way, they have beliefs, but they don't believe them intensely enough to risk the downsides of doing something about it.