Google CEO tells staffers the office is not a place to ‘debate politics’

[quote] The fired staffers were affiliated No Tech For Apartheid, which has been critical of Google’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and $1.2 billion “Project Nimbus” contract — in which Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services provide cloud-computing and artificial intelligence services for the Israeli government and military.

[quote] Google rival Meta — the parent of social media giants Facebook and Instagram — has similar policies at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, where it tells staffers they cannot discuss issues including “health matters such as vaccine efficacy and abortion, legal matters such as pending legislation, political matters such as elections or political movements, and weapon ownership and rights.”

Good luck with that.

He's right.

I can’t imagine demonstrating for some political cause at the office. Totally unprofessional. These kids are so impressed with themselves they can’t adapt to their environment.

He's 100% correct.

You don't discuss politics or salaries at the office.

Imagine giving up a good Google job for this bullshit. Insanity.

Murdoch NY Post intern at it again; getting clicks and SEO for people who hate gays

R7 grow up! None of us is a schoolgirl anymore.

Good. Its a pity he didnt have the courage to outright call them out for antisemitism and reveal that movements neo-Nazi connections (something Google of all outfits is particularly well placed to do) but at least he fired 28 of them, its a good start. I appreciate him doing the right thing even if he had to cloak it in business jargon

good!

Mama-San is going beat their asses for getting fired from Google over a bunch of Arabs

Papa-San and I escaped Asia and have slaved our entire life working in a laundry for your entire ungrateful life to put you through school and to give you a better life in America…and this what you do? BAMBOO SLIVERS underneath your fingernails until you shape up Ming Lee!

I hate to defend an evil corporation like Google, but these fucking "pro-Palestinian" protesters are the fucking worst, and Google was absolutely right to fire their asses. Fuck them.

[quote] Its a pity he didnt have the courage to outright call them out for antisemitism and reveal that movements neo-Nazi connections

Oh, do shut up, Mary!

R13 read and learn

[quote] You don't discuss politics or salaries at the office.

There should be a law protecting discussion of compensation among co-workers. That policy of silence, reinforced by a culture of shame, has enabled horrible wage inequality. White collar professionals do not have labor unions and can be exploited.

Take that pro-Hamas shit to Gaza where you belong.

This is what happens when you shit where you eat.

I wonder how they’ll attempt a sit in at the unemployment office.

R14 doesn’t know what “opinion” means.

I'm all for Free Speech, but the workplace is the workplace.

Do your protests on your own time, on public property.

These people stupidly protested at their workplace, during work hours.

How could they not expect to be fired?

It's all just performative, clout-chasing and posing until you get fired from your $185,000 a year job.

I absolutely think they were under the impression they would not get fired. You also got to laugh at the use of masks, as if Google of all places wouldn't have ways of identifying them.

R11 yes I can't help but think of all the Asian tiger moms working sixty hours a week, taking their kids of violin lessons 3 times a week, and spending huge sums on SAT tutors just to see their kids get fired for protesting a war thousands of miles away from where they live now or where their ancestors came from.

Look at the pig tails on this one, it's like a photo of nursery school kids.

Is there an ongoing COVID surge at Google HQ right now? Why is everyone wearing a mask?

I’m sure Google has an employee manual and I’m sure it stipulates regulations about on premises conduct.

On the other hand, this makes a strong case for work from home employees.

R14 that's an opinion piece, not facts.

These people need to get over the fact that is IS NO Palestine..they have Gaza, go take care of it

Well put it away haha

"Keffiyeh Karens" learning the hard way!