▲ 127 ▼ Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass (www.mayrhofer.eu.org) submitted 3 months ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 months ago (6 children) The removal of “don’t be evil” wasn’t a hint? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 child) and “Don’t Be Evil” wasn’t just a slogan of often-referenced Googliness—it was a north star for teams making hard calls. you could read the thing, he goes into that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 months ago Yes, and they stayed past that removal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] phailhaus@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago (3 children) The claim that it was removed is false. From the Google code of conduct: And remember... don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 12 points 3 months ago They sprinkle it around randomly in various public documents but generally refuse to actually acknowledge it officially. It used to be prominently and clearly stated at the front of that same document. Now it lives on as a footnote at the end. Overall, they are very cagey about it, which is exactly what they would be if they were in fact evil. (which they are). permalink fedilink source parent [–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago So did the employees stand up, did Google become less evil on their watch? This seems even worse to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Didn't they trespass employees who protested their sale of tech to assist in the genocide of Gazans? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 child) and “Don’t Be Evil” wasn’t just a slogan of often-referenced Googliness—it was a north star for teams making hard calls. you could read the thing, he goes into that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 months ago Yes, and they stayed past that removal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 months ago Yes, and they stayed past that removal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phailhaus@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago (3 children) The claim that it was removed is false. From the Google code of conduct: And remember... don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 12 points 3 months ago They sprinkle it around randomly in various public documents but generally refuse to actually acknowledge it officially. It used to be prominently and clearly stated at the front of that same document. Now it lives on as a footnote at the end. Overall, they are very cagey about it, which is exactly what they would be if they were in fact evil. (which they are). permalink fedilink source parent [–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago So did the employees stand up, did Google become less evil on their watch? This seems even worse to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Didn't they trespass employees who protested their sale of tech to assist in the genocide of Gazans? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 12 points 3 months ago They sprinkle it around randomly in various public documents but generally refuse to actually acknowledge it officially. It used to be prominently and clearly stated at the front of that same document. Now it lives on as a footnote at the end. Overall, they are very cagey about it, which is exactly what they would be if they were in fact evil. (which they are). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago So did the employees stand up, did Google become less evil on their watch? This seems even worse to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Didn't they trespass employees who protested their sale of tech to assist in the genocide of Gazans? permalink fedilink source parent