Google CEO tells staffers the office is not a place to ‘debate politics’ after firing 28 for anti-Israel sit-ins – “Google is a business, and not a place to act in a way that disrupts co-workers or makes them feel unsafe, or to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics”.

7 comments

1. I guess American institutions have drawn the line at criticizing Israel and Zionists. Otherwise the investors, board members, executives, academics, and bankers get uncomfortable.

2. Until they come for us

3. He’s right.

4. The reality is that it is a place to debate politics. Businesses have to navigate a political landscape in order to stay relevant as politics can affect the market landscape may it be regulation, access to foreign markets, and public perception which can feed into the marketability of a business’s product/service.

   We’ve seen how politics can affect the bottom line of a business like chik fil a, miller lite, and TikTok.

5. Can’t criticize a certain country in the Middle East. They own the whole world.

6. Oh it’s a *business.* Guys it’s a *business!!* Business! A place of reverence and ceremony! You mustn’t upset *the business* of it all! Won’t someone think of *the business*?

7. Don’t bring religion or politics into the workplace. You’re there to get paid. Not to protest world events. Do that on your own time.