Google's Grass isn't Really Greener

Partially recorded in a cafe (a bit of background noise only at the start), this episode has us slowing down after a conference-heavy couple of weeks. We reflect on the news about the big walkout at Google on November 1st. Not everything about Google turns out to be aspirational for others: in a self-organized protest, 20.000 of their employees across the globe requested more transparency and an end to harassment and inequality. A grassroots protest to Google's global company culture. Which insights does this bring for our own workplaces and, even, for how we individually behave at work? 

Referenced: 

"We’re the Organizers of the Google Walkout. Here Are Our Demands" https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/google-walkout-organizers-explain-demands.html 

Preceding NYTimes article https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html 

New York Times follow-up report on the walkout https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/business/google-employee-walkout-labor.html 

Employee Experience, a Dutch book mentioned in the podcast https://www.managementboek.nl/boek/9789462155367/employee-experience-heleen-mes