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Why I've now quit my Google contract job

26 points by bundie 2y ago

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wetpaws 2y ago
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dimitrisnl 2y ago
"Google has stood up for what execs believed was right at various times in the past. They’ve made multiple major decisions based on idealistic ideas, and they’ve gone to court multiple times to defend such ideas. They know approximately how to do the right thing (even though they sometimes fail to do it). But in this instance, they’re deciding not to." Maybe they agree? Like the majority of the voters?
- CaffeineLD50 2y ago
  Once they starting working federal contracts their fate was sealed Trump has promised to pull hard on the leash of federal dollars. If Google want "freedom" it will be free of those federal dollars. I suspect they don't want freedom on those terms
sinoue 2y ago
Pichai needs to go.
- CaffeineLD50 2y ago
  People who work at Google may have an influence on that more than those who don't And are likely to be more motivated anyway as they have skin in the game Once you quit its not as compelling a problem
CaffeineLD50 2y ago
DEI as such like racial quotas generally have failed, for what reasons we can guess. You can protest by quitting but that won't fix anything Its like vegans "quitting" meat. Not a cow was ever saved by this gesture. There are sufficient cow eaters to make such a gesture irrelevant That's not saying nothing can be done But some gestures are just that
- LeafItAlone 2y ago
  You’re almost certainly right. But what else can you do for a cause you believe in? They quit and posted a blog about it. At least three people (the commenters so far) have probably read it. Maybe it gains traction. All change starts with one person.
  - CaffeineLD50 2y ago
    If there are 10 remote labor contractors waiting for every quitter (equivalent to a strike breaker "scab") how is google hurt at all? There are many kinds of " strike" and they require planning and thought. Here's a quick link I quacked: https://lawbhoomi.com/types-of-strike/ https://lawbhoomi.com/types-of-strike/ Ineffective action doesn't multiply into effective action. Gesture based political action has the same problem of terrorism, which is also ineffective, almost certainly for many of the same reasons Effective action can be had but it requires coordination leadership, strategic thinking - one off or wildcat action may politicize people towards effective action but alone is (sorry to say) pointless
    - LeafItAlone 2y ago
      >Gesture based political action has the same problem of terrorism, which is also ineffective You’re right, the USA didn’t dramatically change after 9/11. We citizens didn’t almost instantly lose tons of rights that still have not been returned and the world didn’t descend into a years long war.
      - CaffeineLD50 2y ago

26 points by bundie 2y ago

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wetpaws 2y ago

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dimitrisnl 2y ago

"Google has stood up for what execs believed was right at various times in the past. They’ve made multiple major decisions based on idealistic ideas, and they’ve gone to court multiple times to defend such ideas. They know approximately how to do the right thing (even though they sometimes fail to do it). But in this instance, they’re deciding not to." Maybe they agree? Like the majority of the voters?

CaffeineLD50 2y ago
Once they starting working federal contracts their fate was sealed Trump has promised to pull hard on the leash of federal dollars. If Google want "freedom" it will be free of those federal dollars. I suspect they don't want freedom on those terms

sinoue 2y ago

Pichai needs to go.

CaffeineLD50 2y ago
People who work at Google may have an influence on that more than those who don't And are likely to be more motivated anyway as they have skin in the game Once you quit its not as compelling a problem

CaffeineLD50 2y ago

DEI as such like racial quotas generally have failed, for what reasons we can guess. You can protest by quitting but that won't fix anything Its like vegans "quitting" meat. Not a cow was ever saved by this gesture. There are sufficient cow eaters to make such a gesture irrelevant That's not saying nothing can be done But some gestures are just that

LeafItAlone 2y ago
You’re almost certainly right. But what else can you do for a cause you believe in? They quit and posted a blog about it. At least three people (the commenters so far) have probably read it. Maybe it gains traction. All change starts with one person.
- CaffeineLD50 2y ago
  If there are 10 remote labor contractors waiting for every quitter (equivalent to a strike breaker "scab") how is google hurt at all? There are many kinds of " strike" and they require planning and thought. Here's a quick link I quacked: https://lawbhoomi.com/types-of-strike/ https://lawbhoomi.com/types-of-strike/ Ineffective action doesn't multiply into effective action. Gesture based political action has the same problem of terrorism, which is also ineffective, almost certainly for many of the same reasons Effective action can be had but it requires coordination leadership, strategic thinking - one off or wildcat action may politicize people towards effective action but alone is (sorry to say) pointless
  - LeafItAlone 2y ago
    >Gesture based political action has the same problem of terrorism, which is also ineffective You’re right, the USA didn’t dramatically change after 9/11. We citizens didn’t almost instantly lose tons of rights that still have not been returned and the world didn’t descend into a years long war.
    - CaffeineLD50 2y ago