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It seems like Google really likes firing people instead of free speech. Sure they can do that because of at will employment but at some point it has to start le
by throwawayhaxx99 6y ago
It seems like Google really likes firing people instead of free speech. Sure they can do that because of at will employment but at some point it has to start leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouths especially when these firings get publicized. At some point CS grads will start taking this into consideration when it comes to working at places and having their own political views. Who wants to work at a place where there's a witch hunt? This isn't just leftists getting fired either
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago> It seems like Google really likes firing people instead of free speech. What were your thoughts when Google fired James Damore?
- throwawayhaxx99 6y agoI am not a hypocrite. Writing that memo didn't have anything to do with how he did his job
- b3kart 6y agoMaybe when Google stops paying these CS grads obscene amounts of money. Only people with very strong political views will convince themselves to not go there, and I doubt it's a large group of people.
- throwawayboise 6y agoThe vast majority of people I've ever worked with do not bring their politics to the office. Maybe it's different in SV.
- MattGaiser 6y ago> It seems like Google really likes firing people instead of free speech. Because it has consequences in the outside world that need to be smoothed over. Some people think that Google should just let people do whatever and allow themselves to be the whipping boy for what their employees have said.