Absolutely do not do this. There is massive brigading that happens and the folks pushing the "anti-isms" are very very focused on this stuff. You will get on a list as some type of abuser / racist. Everyone knows to keep heads down on this stuff at a place like google or just find somewhere else to work. It really doesn't matter if you are liberal in all other ways even.
I think you could say, "following *this news* and other comments, I feel like my language is going to be constantly policed by my colleagues and this is a level of cognitive and emotional burden I dont want in my workplace".
Though, I agree.. inquisitions and dogma are honeytraps for free-thinkers, by signalling dissent you are exposing that you arent under their ideological control.
Disagreeable sorts should, whereever possible, not raise their hand when asked, "do you have any hetrodox opinions?".
There's plenty of other companies that have the other side of the coin in values though that would admire people who stand up. It's very nice to be a good culture fit at a company. I have a Blue Lives Matter flag in the corner of my camera during interviews and it's gotten me some really good offers and I havn't been declined once.
On the flip side, I know many that have been discriminated based on their looks or vocal patterns(trans / lgbt). Alot of companies and people assume these people are a problem because of what goes on at google and decline them due to culture fit.
Not being able to strike is not the win you think it is, as striking is the most powerful action that labor has and has lead to the very things you enjoy today - weekends and a 40 hour work week.
If you think google/netflix staff are going into the office and grinding out 40 hour workweeks - I live in the bay area - this is a total lie.
They are paid very well, many especially non-engineering roles have VERY flexible work setups.
Netflix had a big strike over Dave Chappelle
"Transgender Netflix employees and co-workers will stage a walkout next week protesting the streaming giant’s decision to release Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special"
On Spotify we had the demand for employees direct editorial control of the Joe Rogan podcast:
"Spotify staffers are now considering a walkout or full-blown strike if their demands for direct editorial oversight of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast aren’t met."
I don't listen to Joe Rogan, but I don't think my work environment is necessarily helped by the staff at spotify taking over his show.
So these are the content strikes (the public side of internal pressures).
The question currently is, do you want the loudest voices to control all conversation?
Then for sure, support these strikes and have things taken over by these staff.
Yep, I understand this could backfire and thank you for pointing it out. It's probably best to let it simmer on HN.
It's just my anecdotal experience with this kind of mentality that the people looking to enlighten us simple minded folk are also using any questioning or opposition of their enlightenment as an opportunity to shame those people that question or oppose. Some kind of twisted competition I guess.
(not to say I don't support enlightenment of certain issues, I do, but with limits)
What possible kind of persecution could GP experience?
Even if declined citing a reason everyone could reasonably agree is reprehensible, do you imagine that the activists at Google would - what - put GP on a Silicon Valley blacklist that everyone subscribes to?
