> Timnit wrote that if we didn’t meet these demands, she would leave Google and work on an end date. We accept and respect her decision to resign from Google.

As an employee, I agree, it is twisted to call it a resignation.

As an employer, of course that's exactly what they'd do with any employee who says "I quit, I'll tell you exactly when" and then proceeds to blast out a disruptive email.

This seems to fit neatly under "play stupid games, win stupid prizes".