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Re:Google cancels all-hands meeting due to employee worries ... by creyslz on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:16PM (#14985252)
Probably to keep employees who ask live questions from being harassed.
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Re:Google cancels all-hands meeting due to employee worries ... by Sacho on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:19PM (#14985269)
Were they...unaware this could happen? Was James Damore not harassed over his internal memo?
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Re:Google cancels all-hands meeting due to employee worries ... by mentat on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:26PM (#14985312)
Angry mobs are something that cannot be controlled. There's been a lot of talk about emboldening but it seems many believe that it's ok to normalize mobs since it will be their mob that wins. That... is not guaranteed.
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