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Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

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Re: Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

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Post by vrganj »

This mirrors my own experience as a European that worked at FAANG in the Bay Area.

It used to be a dream job. Now I've relocated back to Europe and want nothing to do with American Big Tech. It's become toxic and completely counter to my values.

America has become a much darker place that has a very different place in the world. American tech companies have not just accepted, but actively embraced this transition. I am not interested in joining them and being complicit.

Re: Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

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Post by jonnybgood »

vrganj wrote: post #2

This mirrors my own experience as a European that worked at FAANG in the Bay Area. It used to be a dream job. Now I've relocated back to Europe and want nothing to do with American Big Tech. It's become toxic and completely counter to my values. America has become a much darker place that has a very different place in the world. American tech companies have not just accepted, but actively embraced this transition. I…

Darker than what other point in America’s history?

Re: Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

Whilst I appreciate the commitment to their values, I wonder where they stand on the 'safety' of their users as it relates to the Android Developer Verification update (currently top of HN, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755965).

"Security" vs Openness

> “make things so secure that we ourselves can’t break them, whether the device costs $1000 or $100, or the user is a celebrity or a refugee“

That can mean different things to different people in different contexts. Could easily mean building a software platform with security features that banks will build their apps to require.

Re: Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

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Post by wvh »

jonnybgood wrote: post #5
vrganj wrote: post #2

This mirrors my own experience as a European that worked at FAANG in the Bay Area. It used to be a dream job. Now I've relocated back to Europe and want nothing to do with American Big Tech. It's become toxic and completely counter to my values. America has become a much darker place that has a very different place in the world. American tech companies have not just accepted, but actively embraced this transition. I…

Darker than what other point in America’s history?

Perhaps darker than the initial mild optimism of the early internet.
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