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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by DyslexicAtheist on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:20AM (#16764093)
not sure why you're getting downvoted for this. Those working for Google (or any large Silicon Valley firm) are usually among the top in their league and should be able to decide where they want to go based on their ideals/values, not because they have no other choice. Compared to the gazillions of engineers out there who are part of a 2nd or even 3rd party outsourcing chain (on crap salary and without rights in the company), Google employees are there because they want to. If the general opinion (in light of what we learned) now shifts towards a believe these companies are evil (which IMO they are) then I hardly feel sorry for the individual engineers. Googlers, Facebookers, Palantir guys should adapt and adjust or read "Who moved my cheese". Time for making these changes are now IMHO.
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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by iraphael on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:24AM (#16764132)
They are also smart enough to know that their opinions matter within the company, and they can affect positive change. This open letter is one mechanism for doing that.
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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by geodel on Thursday April 05, 2018 @09:04AM (#16764486)
More like they are smart enough to not think and protest about negative effects of Google ad machine which pays their perks and salaries.
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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by em3rgent0rdr on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:33AM (#16770895)
The true test will be if after realizing Voice doesn't work, that they need to Exit.
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