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In an email obtained by Motherboard, Google tells YouTube Music workers it will "not be participating in collective bargaining."

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[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

“Don’t be evil”

Unless people want to be paid.

[–] ChaosCharlie@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“Don’t be evil*

*some restrictions may apply”

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Offer void where prohibited*

*Prohibition including but not limited to all Google physical locations, management, and software/services.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

I was like Uploads take on it

Don't be evil, obviously.

[–] TAG@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Google is not being evil. They hired a contracting firm to be evil on their behalf.

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Yes, hear no evil, see no evil.

They know why they wanted this at arms length.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

"Your honor, I had nothing to do with the killing! I merely hired someone to kill them for me! This is a completely out of my control, how should I know that they would have done what I paid them for?"