Google’s new policy forbids employees from having ‘raging debates’ over politics
https://thenextweb.com/google/2019/08/26/googles-new-policy-forbids-employees-from-having-raging-debates-over-politics/
Google used to be the epitome of young, smart, techy culture. Its offices have always been lauded as a workplace where free expression, thinking outside of the box, and challenging the status quo were valued more than the ability to keep your head down and meet quotas. Those days are over.
The Mountain View company recently updated its Community Guidelines for employees to reflect a change in company culture. Usually, policy updates don’t warrant a news article, but the language in this particular one is the strongest indication that Google‘s finished pretending to be a scrappy startup and it’s now going full-on corporate.