Google fired 28 employees in connection with sit-in protests at two of its offices this week, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. The firings come after 9 employees were suspended and then arrested in New York and California on Tuesday.
In a memo sent to all employees on Wednesday, Chris Rackow, Google’s head of global security, said that “behavior like this has no place in our workplace and we will not tolerate it.”
He also warned that the company would take more action if needed: “The overwhelming majority of our employees do the right thing. If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again. The company takes this extremely seriously, and we will continue to apply our longstanding policies to take action against disruptive behavior — up to and including termination.”
frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“Don’t be evil”
jonne@infosec.pub 7 months ago
They dropped that one quietly a couple of years ago. I guess around the time they started doing contracts for Israel?
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Would genocide count? 🤔
egonallanon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I mean for many (myself included) setting up shop in Israel is reason enough for boycotting an organisation.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
That includes Palestine, right?
Right?
huginn@feddit.it 7 months ago
They didn’t drop it. It was still in the handbook in 2022 when I signed it.
People like to claim they dropped it: but it’s still there.
Now since I was laid off in the mass 2023 wave I can’t speak to it’s current state but I’d be shocked if they removed it.
Melt@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Is going on strike considered boycotting?
danc4498@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Don’t beavil. And they haven’t yet.