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		vanusa on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alphabet’s Chief Legal Officer Stepping Down Amid ... Okay - "evil" may have been a touch too strong. I'll go with "scummy and reprehensible". And: "deeply at odds with the ethical standards that Google once claimed to stand for (not that we ever took them seriously when they said those things)."

senordevnyc on Jan 10, 2020 | [–]

Do we really want companies firing employees for personal morality issues that have zero bearing on their ability to do their job?

andrewprock on Jan 10, 2020 | | [–]

No, we don't. But we do want companies firing employees for personal morality issues which have bearing on their ability to their job.

hackinthebochs on Jan 10, 2020 | [–]

I can endorse scummy and reprehensible.

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