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Because last time Google denied doing something like this it turned out there was a paper trail all the way to the CEO. (The top email basically said: why are

Because last time Google denied doing something like this it turned out there was a paper trail all the way to the CEO. (The top email basically said: why are you emailing me this. This is illegal. Don't create a paper trail!!)

warunsl 7y ago
Source?
- panpanna 7y ago
  https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage-fixing-cartel-involved-dozens-more-companies-over-one-million-employees/ https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage... Another fun fact from that lawsuit: Steve Jobs threatened Palm with a patent war if they didn't join the cartel. Oh, it was a fun time to work in the valley...
  - panpanna 7y ago
    Actual quote if you didn't find it: Eric Schmidt: "I would prefer that Omid do it verbally since I don’t want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later? Not sure about this.. thanks Eric"
zippy 7y ago
Google has a history of age discrimination and losing in court, going back to the founders of the company. See Reid v Google where Brian Reid, a key developer of the tech we use, was told his ideas "were too old to matter" and that he was an "old fuddy duddy." Google fought it and lost. https://www.law.com/therecorder/almID/1202464321723/?slreturn=20190622134543 https://www.law.com/therecorder/almID/1202464321723/?slretur... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reid_(computer_scientist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reid_(computer_scientist...
- rasz 7y ago
  >Google fought it and lost. "The case was settled out of court", settlement is not a loss, its being allowed to sweep your dirty deeds under the rug with no consequences.
- pmiller2 7y ago
  Reid v. Google was settled out of court in 2012 for an undisclosed amount.
  - zippy 7y ago
    yes and no. they lost on appeal to the state supreme court on whether evidence about age bias could be used in the lawsuit. then they settled.

warunsl 7y ago

Source?

panpanna 7y ago
https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage-fixing-cartel-involved-dozens-more-companies-over-one-million-employees/ https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage... Another fun fact from that lawsuit: Steve Jobs threatened Palm with a patent war if they didn't join the cartel. Oh, it was a fun time to work in the valley...
- panpanna 7y ago
  Actual quote if you didn't find it: Eric Schmidt: "I would prefer that Omid do it verbally since I don’t want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later? Not sure about this.. thanks Eric"

zippy 7y ago

Google has a history of age discrimination and losing in court, going back to the founders of the company. See Reid v Google where Brian Reid, a key developer of the tech we use, was told his ideas "were too old to matter" and that he was an "old fuddy duddy." Google fought it and lost. https://www.law.com/therecorder/almID/1202464321723/?slreturn=20190622134543 https://www.law.com/therecorder/almID/1202464321723/?slretur... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reid_(computer_scientist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Reid_(computer_scientist...

rasz 7y ago
>Google fought it and lost. "The case was settled out of court", settlement is not a loss, its being allowed to sweep your dirty deeds under the rug with no consequences.
pmiller2 7y ago
Reid v. Google was settled out of court in 2012 for an undisclosed amount.
- zippy 7y ago
  yes and no. they lost on appeal to the state supreme court on whether evidence about age bias could be used in the lawsuit. then they settled.