> Why does it seem like publications are tripping over each other to publish another article on complaints by Google employees?
Many of the Google protesters are close with tech reporters. They have a symbiotic relationship. Reporters want clicks. Protesters want attention. Protesters cause drama, tell reporters it's newsworthy, and both groups get what they want.
It's interesting how few people are causing all this trouble. When you browse memegen, the "transparency-and-ethics" group, dory, and other places the complainers gather, you'll notice the same tiny number of names pop up again and again. These people are nothing special professionally. They're famous inside the company only for their incessant protests and outrage campaigns. It's always the same group no matter the issue. It's as if these people care about nothing except the thrill of fighting the man and they don't really care about the details of any issue so long as it lets them feel like they're fighting the man.
I'm confused about why the company continues to endure the internal and external PR hell that this small group causes. There is a simple and obvious solution that would address the entire problem all at once. Any other company would have employed this solution years ago. The vast majority of people just want to do work and make technology. A company shouldn't let a small group of its own employees interfere with the business of the company.
Many of the Google protesters are close with tech reporters. They have a symbiotic relationship. Reporters want clicks. Protesters want attention. Protesters cause drama, tell reporters it's newsworthy, and both groups get what they want.