> What is the moral or legal base for attacking these companies? Honest question.
If an employee leaves Google, Google loses 1/140k = 0.0007% of its workforce, a negligible amount. If Google fires an employee, employee typically loses 100% of their income, which is non-negligible.
So, Google firing 12k employees means that twelve thousand people will lose 100% of their income, for the sake of... shareholder interests?
Many people see this situation as morally not-okay.
If an employee leaves Google, Google loses 1/140k = 0.0007% of its workforce, a negligible amount. If Google fires an employee, employee typically loses 100% of their income, which is non-negligible.
So, Google firing 12k employees means that twelve thousand people will lose 100% of their income, for the sake of... shareholder interests?
Many people see this situation as morally not-okay.