If it wasn't for politics then they shouldn't take government contracts
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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Or lobby.
Indeed ! This Would be much easier to take seriously if Sundar hadn’t meet with Sunak, Modi, Biden et al. In the first year or so since getting the job.
Or fire people because of politics.
I'm just hearing Google advocating for a strict ban on lobbyism.
I mean, otherwise it's discrimination, no?
The workplace, or at least career progression, is like 50% politics lol. Google is no different.
In fact, I've heard Google is especially bad here. You only get ahead by shipping a product, and getting a project approved is largely politicking. It's one of the more political business environments around.
My company seems a lot better. We don't have aggressive ladder climbing like the big tech firms, we instead value consistency.
You only get ahead by shipping a product, and getting a project approved is largely politicking
Yep - I had a friend who worked for three years at Google, none of the products he worked on ever shipped and eventually he gave up on ever receiving a good salary (bonuses/stock options/etc are supposed to be most of the pay, but you only get that by working on a successful product)
They have ten major campuses worldwide that focus on product development, but only one of those actually ships products regularly.
And working on stuff that never gets shipped/used is demoralising too. No product to be proud of making/maintaining etc.
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I would argue that firing them seems like a pretty strong political statement.
Insightful 👍
Oh good, so Google has stopped all political donations and canceled all government contracts so they can stay out politics?
No? Ok fuck you.
Ok, so if I find out I work for Nazi contractor and object to that, it is politics?
Clearly
Yes. What about that do you think is non-political? Abhorrent politics are still politics.
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Sounds to me like these tech workers could really use a good union to protect them.....
Why do you need to bring politics into it?
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"The workplace isn't for politics" is about social etiquette, not criticizing what your own company is taking part in you stupid fuck.
"Google isnt the place for your politics. It is only a place for my politics. So get in line with my thinking or get the fuck out!" - Googles Chief Cunt.
"The workplace isn't for politics" says company that exerts coercive political power to expel its (ex-)workers for disagreeing.
@theluddite@lemmy.ml @jeffw@lemmy.world Since most people spend most of their best hours at the workplace, what this person is really saying is that there shouldn't be any politics at all. I.e., this is a confession: "I am an authoritarian".
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google the company needs to be garroted with their old "don't be evil" line.
Don’t ~~be evil~~ tell me your opinions
Don’t ask don’t tell in corporate form!
Well maybe Google shouldn’t take political contracts.
Again the excuse of 'no politics'
YOU CAN'T AVOID POLITICS
Accepting contracts from Israel is just as political as denying contracts from Israel. You just stated your political stance by accepting. Why do people think it's a free copout?
"Workplace is not for politics" is just doublespeak for "We don't value ethics here"
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"Politics is everything I disagree with"
The little-known genocide assistance exception to “don’t be evil.” You have to read the fine print these days.
Everything is politics, especially the mega corpos that lobbies the governments of the world.
The only problem is that many people can't afford to be fired because of them.
Weird how all the right wingers that constantly yell about how silencing nazis is censorship are suddenly very quiet when a ceo comes out and explicitly says you will be fired for your speech.
It is on course for conservatives. It's all about their freedom of speech not anyone else's freedom of speech.
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It's about making money for executives and shitting on the employees that do the actual work.
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My god they really hit the home run with a brand new excuse just to fire a few more people huh?
I'm honestly somewhat surprised that these firings haven't triggered a mass walkout or something at Google offices yet. They're being very cavalier with employees they spend so much effort (at least historically) on keeping in the office to work "free" hours.
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“Officially, of course, I have no opinion.”
Riiight... the fact that corporations are petty dictatorships isn't political at all.
Right.
Massive respect to the workers who sacrificed their jobs to highlight Google's scummy behaviour.
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