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Re:Google fired employees for union activity, says US agency by pseudalopex on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:33PM (#25294389)
She shared what she says is Google's response. She also said she would share her email except her account was cut off. Not trying to paraphrase it when lawyers are about to be involved isn't weird.
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Re:Google fired employees for union activity, says US agency by xibalba on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:08PM (#25295870)
It is weird when you are making public accusations against specific individuals and alluding to still hidden conversations. In other words, it sure looks like she is cherry picking which facts get sunlight and which remain hidden in order to bolster her PR efforts. And then really strains credulity by characterizing her termination as a firing.

I am referring, specifically, to the as yet private email exchange between Timnit, Megan(?), and possibly others wherein Timnit offers an ultimatum which Google then declines.

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Re:Google fired employees for union activity, says US agency by pseudalopex on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:45PM (#25296362)
She said Jeff Dean fired her. Then she realized editorializing could get her into trouble so she quoted Megan.[1] Not weird.

Google terminated her employment sooner and for a different reason than she offered to resign. Firing someone who's offered to resign is still firing.

[1] https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1334364732480958467

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