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It is so strange that Google lobbied so hard against something like this and then tried to ensure it didn't get traced back to them. Almost like it saw there b
by knappe 5y ago
It is so strange that Google lobbied so hard against something like this and then tried to ensure it didn't get traced back to them. Almost like it saw there being a big downside to a union being formed. I really wonder why that is?
Honestly, I really can't see this anti-union rhetoric as anything but being terribly naive.
For further evidence of bad behavior that you can't avoid by changing jobs (because under this scheme you wouldn't be hired!). https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-google-others-settle-anti-poaching-lawsuit-for-415-million/ https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-google-others-settle-anti-po...
- ChrisLomont 5y ago> Almost like it saw there being a big downside to a union being formed. I really wonder why that is It's also possible for a union to be bad for the company AND employees at the same time, right? Just because actor A dislikes something does not imply it must be good for actor B.
- mleonhard 5y agoRight now all Google IC promo/refresh/PIP decisions are made in closed rooms with only middle managers present. When Google gets a union, the union will force Google to add transparency to the perf process. This will take a lot of power away from empire-building middle managers.