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Re:About Google's approach to research publication – Jeff Dean by hobofan on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:59PM (#25308720)
> Google went all scorched earth and it’s still unclear why

Possibly because she made a personal problem into a team/department problem by asking their colleagues to stop working ("stop writing your documents because it doesn’t make a difference"). I couldn't imagine a company where such a call for work refusal wouldn't immediately lose you a ton of goodwill.

Re:About Google's approach to research publication – Jeff Dean by vecter on Friday December 04, 2020 @05:12PM (#25308902)
It's so obvious that she was "negotiating" in bad faith by threatening to quit if she didn't get what she wanted (i.e. throwing a tantrum) that I'm surprised that other people are surprised at Google's response.
Re:About Google's approach to research publication – Jeff Dean by throwawayriver on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:29AM (#25312319)
Welcome to the status quo in the Bay Area. Mentally deranged leftists are having public breakdowns because their usual tactic of calling any slight some kind of -ism is slowly ceasing to work.