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Re:Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over... by anal_reactor on Thursday April 18, 2024 @01:44AM (#40073320)
It's no secret that companies prefer mindless robots. It's just easier to organize them when they don't have their own opinions.

> they'll wonder if this person will be disruptive and constantly bring their personal activist life into the workplace

Corporations very often take stance on political issues, also when interacting with their own employees. For example all the pride events, which Google is known for. So it's not like these employees started bringing politics to the office, but rather they dared to have their own opinion that the system didn't like.

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Re:Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over... by true_religion on Thursday April 18, 2024 @06:48AM (#40074842)
Well yes it’s true at work the only politics you can espouse are those the company generally agrees with.

If you went to Google campuses and protested gay marriage rights then you probably would be fired too.

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Re:Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over... by me_me_me on Thursday April 18, 2024 @10:43AM (#40076809)
Nobody cares until you start making nuisance to everyone around you, impeding their work and life because you care about X.

I dont care about X why do I have to deal with your 'protest'?

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Re:Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over... by Aunche on Thursday April 18, 2024 @11:31AM (#40077275)
People who just want to live their their best lives aren't "mindless robots". One could also characterize a "mindless robot" as someone who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause that they see in black and white.

If the protesters camped in an execs office for pride and refused to leave, they'd likely also get arrested. It's just that there wouldn't be such a protest in the first place.

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