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I agree, but as 'Bill Gates' said on The Simpsons: "I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks."
by petercooper 4y ago
I agree, but as 'Bill Gates' said on The Simpsons: "I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks."
- xooglechoogle 4y agoEasily justified as good marketing. This #1 post on HN will Google (in various ways) much more than the cash they could have used to look like good guys, even if it wasn't done out of goodness.
- petercooper 4y agoMuch more than the cash to handle potentially thousands of applicants who were in a similar position? (Don't get me wrong, I do think large companies should be held to higher ethical standards, but we don't seem to be there yet.)