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Just because the company is doing shitty things doesn't mean that every engineer does. Plus, imagine how it could work in reality. You finally got your place a
by dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
Just because the company is doing shitty things doesn't mean that every engineer does.
Plus, imagine how it could work in reality. You finally got your place at Google. You know what the company is doing. And at some point you are asked to work on one of these grey things. What do you say, that it's immoral? If so, where exactly do you draw the line? Who is to decide what's still acceptable and what not? You've known for years that Google is tracking everyone. Moreover, most of it is perfectly legal. In any company, whenever you say "no" to your manager you need to have a solid ground. I can't imagine anyone even starting such a conversation.
- pnw_hazor 7y agoIt is immoral. Perfectly legal or not. I know why they do it. They like the money. They like the perks. They like the feeling of being in a special elite group. Google does not have to be evil. It just is. The technical employees of Google could change it overnight if they cared.
- Kiro 7y agoThat's just your opinion. I don't think they are evil or that working there is immoral.
- _AzMoo 7y ago> Who is to decide what's still acceptable and what not? You are. Don't they teach people ethics anymore?
- drtillberg 7y ago"Unfair" has a funny way of becoming (or retroactively being) "illegal," especially when you are talking about a consumer-facing monopoly. Who knows, long-term, you might be doing your boss a favor.