Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by maverhick » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:11 AM UTC

Workers Leaving the Googleplex
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Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

#2

Post by Uhhrrr » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:36 AM UTC

Note to young videographers: When a company asks whether you're working on an expose, the phrase "I’m interested in issues of class, race, and labor" will not defuse the situation.

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

#3

Post by mateuszb » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:43 AM UTC

mind blown. where's the don't be evil thing ?

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:46 AM UTC

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Post by guard-of-terra » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:48 AM UTC

"the first girl I had spoken to had followed the instructions on the back of her yellow badge – which is to call a certain manager if anyone asks about the work of the yellow badge class"

This scarely reminds of "Jedem das Seine" and "Arbeit macht frei"

Both phrases actually match the described situation perfectly

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by g123g » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:49 AM UTC

Wow. This sounds like some kind of sweatshop operating within the Google campus and they are afraid of this getting exposed. Still not able to reconcile the public image of Google and what is described in this post.

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:50 AM UTC

Uhhrrr wrote: post #2

Note to young videographers: When a company asks whether you're working on an expose, the phrase "I’m interested in issues of class, race, and labor" will not defuse the situation.

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Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by namank » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:51 AM UTC

Theres probably more to it than just that. Given Google's history, I have to account for other factors - maybe these are temporary employees being hired to a special program (as in a remedial or 'second chance' program).

Or maybe this is Google's new way of boosting revenue!

Lets not jump to conclusions, this will definitely get picked by major news outlets and then Google will have to respond

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

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Post by bugsy » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:52 AM UTC

Wow, so these yellow badges are sort of the plantation slave labor then?

Amazing to hear that Google has a strict caste system.

edit: wow, at 1:05PST dozens of people suddenly hit this thread and started attacking the premise.

Re: Workers Leaving the Googleplex

#10

Post by lubos » Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 7:53 AM UTC

this made me sad. anyone still got illusion that google left china because of human rights?