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Sympthsical

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9. People were probably too intimidated to speak out

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #8)

Tue Apr 23, 2024, 08:46 AM

Apr 23

The problem with a lot of activists who go this far - particularly in tech - is they'll paint a target on the backs of the people who oppose or disagree with them. The kind of people they needed to hear from were also the kind of people wise enough to keep their heads down.

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Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn't for politics [View all] Celerity Apr 23 OP

I Think This Is A Simple Case... ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #1

Free Speech protections in the workplace no_hypocrisy Apr 23 #2

That's Certainly Been The Prevalent Thought ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #3

Some of them don't seem to understand how the real world works Sympthsical Apr 23 #4

I think they confuse demanding Union or better jimfields33 Apr 23 #5

Had that exact thought Sympthsical Apr 23 #6

Yep. Hard lessons to learn. jimfields33 Apr 23 #8

People were probably too intimidated to speak out Sympthsical Apr 23 #9

Spot On ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #10

I have a friend from way back who never learned this lesson. mn9driver Apr 23 #7

After being beaten up by civil service XanaDUer2 Apr 23 #11

I don't really agree with this (unless the workers are advocating violence or bigotry) but Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #12

Curious about how you think it should work in the real world. bluesbassman Apr 23 #14

Google is not a university. I don't think Google is unionized. Workers are not allowed to disrupt the workplace. LeftInTX Apr 23 #13