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Google employees questioned leadership about cost cuts, layoffs and “morale” issues following the company’s better-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.

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Submitted ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/google-staffers-question-execs-over-decline-in-morale-after-earnings.html

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Google is using artificial intelligence to summarize employee comments and questions for the forum.

    JFC

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    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t know how you can better disrespect them than this.

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      • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If there’s a way, they’ll find it.

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What a great way to neuter sharp and exacting questions.

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  • maynarkh@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pichai then joked that leadership should hold a “Finance 101” Ted Talk for employees.

    Idiot.

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    • Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The employees should host a Social Contract 101 Ted Talk for Pichai and his ilk. They’ve never experienced the way workers used to negotiate.

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    • Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, just overtly and flamboyantly evil.

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  • frunch@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is being a sociopath a prerequisite for being the head of a massively successful tech company?

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    • FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes.

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      • beanson@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I need to add extra emphasis and repeat this. Yes it is.

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    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, in much the same way being human is required to operate a jigsaw. It’s just assumed that’s what happens.

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    • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well that is their motto after all. “be evil”.

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    • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Do no harm*

      *^(to the bottom line)

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  • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We’re making more money than ever before! Executive bonuses are huge! Oh, btw, you’re all fired. Security will escort you while you clear your work station. Go team!

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