How Google lost the 'war for the hearts and minds' of its employees: Q&A with Claire Stapleton
Former Googler Claire Stapleton talked to Business Insider about Google from the inside, worker power, and how the company obsessed over its image.
Claire Stapleton, known as the "Bard of Google," played a pivotal role in the 2018 Google walkouts. Her new memoir, "Don't Be Evil," delves into her experiences at the company, which she left in 2019 due to perceived retaliation for her activism. Stapleton joined Google in 2007, where she worked on internal communications and gained the nickname due to her humorous and witty company-wide emails.
In 2018, she spearheaded a walkout involving around 20,000 Google employees, protesting the company's handling of sexual misconduct allegations. The memoir explores the tension between Google's utopian ideals and its reality, highlighting the company's obsession with its image and the struggle for worker power.
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