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Google Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment (nytimes.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Employees at Google offices around the world held a wave of walkouts on Thursday to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment. The walkouts, which started in Asia and spread across continents, were planned for around 11 a.m. in their time zones. Protests were held through the day in Google offices in the United States. The backlash was prompted by an article in The New York Times last week that revealed that Google had paid millions of dollars in exit packages to male executives accused of harassment, while staying silent about the transgressions. As late morning arrived in different time zones on Thursday, Google employees walked away from their work at offices including Singapore; Hyderabad, India; Berlin; Zurich; Dublin; London; New York; and its headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Employees posted photos on social media, but it was unclear how long the protests lasted as many of those who stopped working stayed inside the buildings. The employees who organized the walkout have called on Google to end its use of private arbitration in cases of alleged sexual assault and harassment. They have also demanded the publication of a transparency report on instances of sexual harassment, further disclosures of salaries and compensation, an employee representative on the company board and a chief diversity officer who could speak directly to the board.
Employees posted photos on social media, but it was unclear how long the protests lasted as many of those who stopped working stayed inside the buildings. The employees who organized the walkout have called on Google to end its use of private arbitration in cases of alleged sexual assault and harassment. They have also demanded the publication of a transparency report on instances of sexual harassment, further disclosures of salaries and compensation, an employee representative on the company board and a chief diversity officer who could speak directly to the board.
Nobody cares about your definition.
Google makes money selling ads.
Bill Hicks was right.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
So I guess that means that, before all of these SJWs started creating work stoppages, there were no harrassers?
No, they existed. The difference between now and 20 years ago is that the "amount to be offended by" has increased to the point where air conditioning, smiling, small talk, and refusing to be baited by the crazy cat lady is claimed as sexist.
Boy, the 1950s must have been wonderful. Totally harassment free!
Well it was, especially if you were working a trade. Just remember that working in a switch office was considered one of the worst jobs for women because of the high levels of backstabbing and mean-girl cliques.
Om, nomnomnom...
OP here: literally anybody in the trenches trying to challenge even the smallest facet of liberal dogma will face a fate similar to Damore's. Think gender dysphoria is a mental illness (many psychiatrists agree)? Don't want to use ever more bizarre pronouns? Think wage gap doesn't exist? Don't like illegal migrants (sorry, they aren't "undocumented immigrants")? Wear a MAGA hat? They will eventually chase you out, it's not even a question.