Google employees are demanding five main changes, including an end to forced arbitration in harassment and discrimination cases and a sexual harassment transparency report disclosed to the public.
“What we used to hear was, 'oh that’s just Steve being Steve,' like that weird uncle,” J.D. Scholten said this week. “You don’t hear that anymore. You hear enough’s enough.”
When the $1,000 iPhone X was announced last year, there was a collective gasp from Apple watchers: Can the company possible get away with charging that much for a phone?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has voiced his support for employee protests that are expected to take place at the company's offices around the world on Thursday over how it deals with sexual harassment.