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“Don’t be evil”
They dropped that one quietly a couple of years ago. I guess around the time they started doing contracts for Israel?
Edit: just Googled what this project nimbus is all about, and it sounds like basically building data centres in Israel, which is fair enough, but it ends with this titbit:
That's not something you put in your contract unless you're planning on doing something that'll attract boycotts
Would genocide count? 🤔
Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be enough for most western countries.
I mean for many (myself included) setting up shop in Israel is reason enough for boycotting an organisation.
That includes Palestine, right?
Right?
They didn't drop it. It was still in the handbook in 2022 when I signed it.
People like to claim they dropped it: but it's still there.
Now since I was laid off in the mass 2023 wave I can't speak to it's current state but I'd be shocked if they removed it.
It was dropped by alphabet from their handbook.
Almost 10 years ago iirc.
My guy I literally worked there and signed the employee handbook. Don't Be Evil was right before you signed if I remember right. Regardless: it is 100% in the handbook.
Alphabet <> Google.
The parent company, Alphabet, removed it from the handbook. I couldn't tell you if they put it back in, but Alphabet removed it about 10 years ago.
This is not some conspiracy theory, it was released, they replaced that section of the handbook.
ETA:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil
https://www.engadget.com/2015/10/02/alphabet-do-the-right-thing/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3056389/why-google-was-smart-to-drop-its-dont-be-evil-motto
http://time.com/4060575/alphabet-google-dont-be-evil/
https://web.archive.org/web/20151004012914/https://investor.google.com/corporate/code-of-conduct.html
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-dont-be-evil/254019/
Your memory of the Google handbook isn't really relevant.
The original motto was retained.
You're mistaking "it's not the first line" with "it got removed"
Linking news articles from click bait sites doesn't help your argument.
Dude.
Please read what I said. ALPHABET.
ALPHABET HAS A DIFFERENT HANDBOOK. I have said this multiple times now.
And I will say again - Alphabet copied the handbook in restructuring then removed it.
The Google handbook IS NOT RELEVANT AT ALL. READ WHAT I WROTE.
The article is about Google. Why does it matter that it's missing from the Alphabet handbook?
They commented "I don't know why people keep saying they removed it".
People say that because it was big news when alphabet, in restructuring, removed/replaced it from their duplicate handbook. It was removed as the Google motto as well, and kept only in the last portion.
So why do people think Google removed it? Becase ten years ago it was big news that Alphabet removed it.
This ain't rocket surgery.
Oh, I see. You're clarifying why jonne thought this was the case, not arguing for why they're correct.
Correct.
Which the other person is consistently ignoring and getting salty about, and selectively ignoring my comments to be mad because "but Google has it in the handbook!" rather than actually read what I said.
Read your own quote dude...
Bold is my own. "RETAINED IN ITS LAST SENTENCE". Meaning it's not in the preface, but still exists as the last sentence of CoC, presumably the same one the other user claims they signed. THIS IS FROM YOUR OWN SOURCE THAT YOU QUOTED.
GOOGLE KEPT IT IN THEIRS.
ALPHABET DID NOT.
Holy shit dude. Read.
Is going on strike considered boycotting?
I guess Google didn't want to risk finding out.
Don’t beavil. And they haven’t yet.