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Yes. Presumably whoever was reading out those notes is high up in Google HR, as I guess they are not exactly widely distributed internally. Google HR personnel
by zigzigzag 10y ago
Yes. Presumably whoever was reading out those notes is high up in Google HR, as I guess they are not exactly widely distributed internally. Google HR personnel deliberately leaking what appears to be little more than gossip in order to cause problems for a competitor does not really inspire confidence.
- patmcguire 10y agoDiscussion was in lat 2015 when they both confirmed. I dunno how they kept that under wraps, I guess since she didn't want to go public Recode let it go.
- patmcguire 10y agoNVM, I misread it. Accusation was in 2015, they confirmed it recently.
- x0x0 10y agoIt could also have been eg the person Amit allegedly harassed, who may not have been entirely stoked about (1) google giving him his grants, (2) letting Amit write a "happy days, I'm retiring" letter, and (3) him going on to a similar job at a new company. This is a lot more than idle gossip. If that's how you view this matter, I hear Uber is hiring!
- fictioncircle 10y agoJust fyi, generally someone who filed a complaint or being investigated by HR doesn't have access to HR's internal notes on the investigation. It very much reads as if a HR employee is the source. HR works for the company and only hands that information out if legally compelled or its to the company's advantage. They don't give internal memos on HR issues to the employees involved because it provides them with no advantages.
- tekromancr 10y agoOr it was an unauthorized leak. Someone in HR, with access to the files, deciding for themselves what the right thing to do was
- fictioncircle 10y ago> Or it was an unauthorized leak. Someone in HR, with access to the files, deciding for themselves what the right thing to do was Yes. I just would have expected it to be closer to the actual event rather than waiting ~2 years.