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> What can we do about this? There is a much harsher solution that I'm not even sure I advocate yet: stigmatize employment there. At-will employment somewhere
by kodablah 6y ago
> What can we do about this?
There is a much harsher solution that I'm not even sure I advocate yet: stigmatize employment there.
At-will employment somewhere when we can easily go elsewhere means that, while we don't necessarily condone all that our company does, we in general support/accept the company and its approach. Therefore, absent hardships, we must assume Google employees generally support Google actions as a whole (even if not this one). If others disapprove of Google's actions as a whole, they are allowed to disapprove of those that work there.
In my opinion, the best you can do is disapprove of working there (including passing opinionated judgment, albeit politely, on those that do work there). Maybe you take such character judgments in your personal or hiring decisions. Having said that, I don't agree with it as I generally support Google's actions/presence as a whole, but the further their average lowers, the more myself and others won't.
- on_and_off 6y agoSome of the kindest people I know work at Google. The truth is that it is become an enormous company and somebody working e.g. on the internals of Compose code has no power over how Chrome handles extensions. I despise Google more and more as a company but that's not going to affect them. In the areas where Google has some real alternatives, switch to these.
- zionic 6y agoI saw this in my top-5 school. Internships at google were laughed at pretty hard. All the best guys wanted SpaceX or Tesla. Apple was also considered good but not great for your resume and you couldn't talk about what you worked on much.