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Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by z92 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:37AM (#21636789)
Anyone else thinks Google is getting too much protests, walkouts, processions compared to other big companies like MS in its peak days? It even missed a defense contract of $10B because its employees didn't like it, which MS picked up happily.

I wonder how it's like working there now a days.

Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by elicash on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:11AM (#21638378)
People think worker organizing is a sign of worker discontent. Sometimes it is. But mostly it's a sign of worker energy. It's a sign that people care about improving their workplace and care a ton about what their company stands for and represents and want a say in it.

Workers LEAVING a company is a sign of worker discontent, especially when they could get a job elsewhere.

Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by saalweachter on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:27AM (#21639064)
I honestly don't notice this stuff at work, and find out about most of it from HN, but I'm a middle-aged white guy in the New York office, so YMMV?

My experience is that Google hasn't really changed much over the last 10 years, beyond a few superficial details (mailing lists -> memegen) and growing in size, with the expected difficulties that brings.

Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by Jamwinner on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @07:36PM (#21644237)
I honestly dont see enough critical of Google. Here most are downvoted, and they are largely ignored in the regular media.
Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by googleisevil6 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:14AM (#21636982)
Google wouldn't have won that contract anyway. Contrary to the hn echo chamber Google is a distant 3rd in cloud and that too because of brand recognition. Their offerings are subpar
Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by tr33house on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @07:47AM (#21637774)
Care to elaborate more especially on the subpar issue? Is it related to SLA?

I thought their ml cloud offerings were superior

Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by goatinaboat on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:09AM (#21637919)
4th. Everyone always forgets Aliyun. Google is an also-ran in cloud and will probably scrap it at some point. Look out for it on https://killedbygoogle.com/
Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by googleisevil6 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:58AM (#21640107)
How much revenue is Aliyun? And what about the second in Chinese? (Tencent?)

I do hope Aliyun starts offering in the US soon- would benefit competition.

Re:Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest by wanghq on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @01:52PM (#21650756)
> In 2018, in the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) segment of the cloud, Alibaba Cloud had 43% market share while Tencent had an 11.5% market share in 2018.

source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alibaba-vs-tencent-battle-clo...

Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud) is doing business in US: https://alibabacloud.com/