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

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 · 66 pts · 2y (3 replies)

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

JFC

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 34 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

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

paraphrand@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

What a great way to neuter sharp and exacting questions.

maynarkh@feddit.nl · 63 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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

Idiot.

Sanctus@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 2y

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.

Veraxus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

No, Pichai is no idiot. It's worse than that. He's overtly and flamboyantly evil.

frunch@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 2y (5 replies)

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

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yes.

beanson@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Yes

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y

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

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Yes

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Well that is their motto after all. "be evil".

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Do no harm*

*^(to the bottom line)

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

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!