That’s the point of protest. The rules are made to keep the status quo, not be good. And some rules suck balls.
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Prethoryn@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I am seeing a lot of comments on here but the context not being mentioned is that they were protesting while clocked in or working on the clock.
Google is technically in authority to do that. The article is worded a bit out of context to make the act of protesting an a big company we all find to be evil more evil for letting employees go that were wasting company time.
I get it before you even type it I understand Google isn’t short on money and the time portion won’t effect them but has the employees protested while clocked out this would have been a less likely outcome and I also get it, “yeah they would have fired them anyway.” Sure believe what you want but it doesn’t take away that Google had the authority to fire while the employees were in their time no matter what they were protesting. If I did this at my job and was getting paid they would fire me as well.
Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 2 months ago
melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 months ago
does your job support a genocidal theocratic ethnostate?
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It wouldn’t be a very effective protest if they did it on their own time lol
diffusive@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Confidentially incorrect: at Google there is no clock in and no clock out (for employees, contractors is different). At Google you can work 1h per day or 20h per day you earn the same. Performances are assessed on the output not on the hour worked.
So, no, find another reason for which Google is right. Popular topic is “they disrupt other people work by making noise” or “they destroyed properties… you cannot see in the picture but they destroyed millions of precious bacteria on the floor”
gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 months ago
I think that there are two main reasons that caused them to be fired: insubordination since they occupied the CEO’s office and refused to leave when asked (and probably he don’t asked only one time) which led to the second reason, they were arrested for trespassing in the CEO’s office.
diffusive@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As far as I heard (but I am not too familiar) the CEO is essentially never in the office.
Also, according to the video, the office is in California. People were arrested (and fired) in NY as well (where there is no such an office).
Yes, insubordination is the key point. But it’s also the key point of a protest. The take away is that Google doesn’t accept a protest (any more?)
Re trespassing: in the Google offices everyone can pretty much go to any office. They realistically didn’t break into but, sure, they were in an office that wasn’t theirs
gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 months ago
Maybe, but that not the point.
There are limits though. While you are free to protest, I am entitled to not want you to protest in my home.