Saturday, February 12, 2005

Midnight in the Garden of Google & Evil

Mark Jen comments on his blog-related firing from Google. Here's what he has to say about the Google code of conduct "Don't be evil" in light of the circumstances of his termination:
finally, for all those in the evil/not evil argument, realize that google is a public, for-profit company. i do not believe google is either evil or good. companies take what they feel are logical steps in doing business, and business isn't always fair.
It's too bad that Mark lost his job but as far, as I can tell, he was "terminated for cause": a public disclosure in a blog entry about Google's future financial picture. He didn't help matters by writing a fair amount negative commentary about Google's benefits, relocation process, etc. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of his new employer.
posted by Bob at 2/12/2005 08:30:00 PM  | | digg | del.icio.us | reddit