Comment on Google fires employee who leaked memo on raisesparentComments−mkarmac15yA somewhat classier, less-heavy-handed approach would have been to simply not give that employee a raise.−zem15yno, this way they're saying "okay, we can't trust this guy, he's out of here". denying him a raise would just be punitive, which isn't too classy.−roel_v15yWould that have made the headlines? If not, it wouldn't have the same effect.−Gianteye15yIt would have made the headlines if a google rep gave boingboing or IO9 a brief interview saying "we are not evil, but no one messes with the google."
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A somewhat classier, less-heavy-handed approach would have been to simply not give that employee a raise.
no, this way they're saying "okay, we can't trust this guy, he's out of here". denying him a raise would just be punitive, which isn't too classy.
Would that have made the headlines? If not, it wouldn't have the same effect.
It would have made the headlines if a google rep gave boingboing or IO9 a brief interview saying "we are not evil, but no one messes with the google."