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		bobdole1234 on Aug 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fired Google engineer files complaint, weighs lega... Well, if you get fired for it, you lacked tact. Google is pretty clear about what is and isn't inside the lines for their code of conduct, and they make you take a mandatory refresher course every year on your anniversary of employment. Which is partly why this guy was so pissy about the echo chambers rules: They're always in his face.

flukus on Aug 9, 2017 [–]

> Well, if you get fired for it, you lacked tact.

Really, you don't think there were any factors beyond his control, like other people spreading it around and media misreporting it?

bobdole1234 on Aug 9, 2017 | [–]

The only reason it spread was because people were shocked by his lack of tact.

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