Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't Be Evil' motto

Re:Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't ... by AlbertCory on Monday November 29, 2021 @08:02PM (#29387494)

> "If Google was able to fire workers for being evil"

Are you treating that as fact?

Obviously I haven't looked at the paperwork for every fired employee (and probably no one will ever get to), but I think they have some other pretext. "<employee> was fired for being evil" is not a phrase you'll ever find.

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Re:Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't ... by TheCoelacanth on Monday November 29, 2021 @10:44PM (#29388705)

It's right there in their code of conduct[1] that employees can be fired not just for being evil, but for "seeing something that [they] think isn't right" and not speaking up.

> Failure of a member of our extended workforce or other covered service provider to follow the Code can result in termination of their relationship with Google.

> don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!

[1] https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/

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Re:Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't ... by AlbertCory on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:27AM (#29389532)

So you're talking about what could happen, legally. I was actually there (were you?) and I'm talking about what has happened.

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