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>>tech-h+(OP)
I thought this story had already been reported a month ago. But no, I was wrong, that was the other organizer of the Google Protests, Claire Stapleton:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/07/google-wa...

So to clarify, both of the female Google employees who lead/organized the protests have now left because they say they faced retaliation. That looks very bad for Google.

>>Admira+md
Looks good for Google to me. These protests were getting out of hand, and their demands were showing some major entitlement.

>>lawnch+me
You don't understand Google culture if you think this line would fly with anyone there. Entitlement for full time employees is baked into the charter, along with transparency. That's a good thing and a bad thing, in different ways. It gave bad actors a lot of autonomy, but it also exposed them to scrutiny and pushback from good actors.

What's surprising is that now these reprisals are trying to push that back to make Google more like other normal companies and organizational structures.

>>KirinD+9h
Everyone I know at Google hates these “protests” and can’t stand the entitlement. It sounds to me like they are a vocal minority.

This has nothing to do with transparency and speaking out against your employer. The issue is not that they have a voice, it’s how they choose to use it.

>>lawnch+Qn
There are several people from Google here speaking out in support and literally thousands of people stood with the walkout.

So it doesn't seem like a "small minority" unless you know a hell of a lot of people.