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Re:Google workers fired for protesting Israeli contract file... by salad-tycoon on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:58AM (#40234744)
I work for the US government. The trainings are real. I don’t remember this exact verbiage but similar for sure. The grounds of harassment basically constitute whatever the claimed victim feels to be so. For example, (and this is from training), saying goodmorning, commenting on hair, not saying good morning or not repeating back, and more. I just skip through but it’s an in depth asynchronous training supplemented by multiple live events.

Edit: and lest I be accused of harassment, good morning or -silence- to everyone according to your preference!

Ps Also our calendars are provided by the equal employment opportunity office and have helpful quotes each month on what is harassment and what is going to happen to you if you do it!

PPS in addition to multiple asynchronous trainings and live events and calendars it’s also plastered all over the buildings, bathrooms, and break rooms.

PPPS we also get emails regularly from top level secretaries and directors and I think there may be dedicated months as well to increase awareness.

Final: I sound bitter here but I agree harassment is bad but the level of psychological programming makes my stomach turn. Anyways yes it’s real.

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Re:Google workers fired for protesting Israeli contract file... by bjourne on Thursday May 02, 2024 @01:33PM (#40238971)
Even if what you claim is correct (which I doubt and you aren't going to offer any evidence), it is irrelevant since you are working in the US and they are not. Moreover, their claim was about "expressing opinions on non work related subjective political topics" while yours is about what constitutes harassment. And this is perhaps what they experienced too. They are told that when someone says "hi" they should reply with "hi", but on the Internet this is blown way out of proportions to be about how every job they ever been at tried to stifle political speech.
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