Reading Ms. Neitfield experience of working at Google is horrible. It also reminds me of the cruel truth of the rat race in modern society. We’re conditioned to excel in school to land a great job upon completion. Fortune 500 companies become the ideal workplaces due to the security and promise they have for your career. Tech companies pitch themselves to be the ideal workplace making employees feel extremely comfortable, offering endless amenities, which, in my opinion, is never to make you stop working. It becomes really easy to detach yourself from the outside world as Ms. Neitfield stated she would go to the google gym, google doctor, the extracurricular activities she would attend would be with coworkers. This environment which on a micro level seems like fun, on a macro level, is toxic. Which I believe is what leads to Google’s poor handling of the harassment issue Ms. Neitfiel brought to H.R.’s attention. Corporations ultimately care about keeping shareholders happy. Harassment reported gets interpreted as you are not falling in line and are not connecting with the culture that is being perpetuated. I believe harassment in the workplace is extremely common in however they do not get reported due to fear of being retaliated against. enduring abuse at a workplace is not acceptable on any level. However, nobody wants to be labeled a black sheep or get passed up for a promotion. I strongly believe in following your passion and staying true to yourself. Corporations have no remorse and are able to replace employees that they feel do not bring value very quickly.
Emi’s upbringing contributed to her drive and enabled her to endure the harassment for as long as it went. Growing up without a family makes you want to be part of a family which is the environment Google was offering. I hope google as a corporation handles H.R. issues responsibly. Google’s mottos is “Do the right thing” therefore, they should abide to their corporate code.
