Ariel Koren and fellow Googlers feared the company’s technology could be used against Palestinians. She says pressure from managers forced her to resign.
How have your conversations with executives about Project Nimbus gone?We’ve sent dozens of emails from so many different workers across the company. We've sent petitions, we've sent letters, we've requested meetings, we have escalated this up our entire management chain. Before we went public with our concerns about the project, we did our due diligence and escalated our concerns internally.
After your experience, would you advise a politically minded person to join Google and try to drive change, or to stay away because the company is immovable? That is a complicated question. I think people within Google who defend their values in solidarity with other workers committed to holding the company accountable play an important role. For anyone thinking of joining Google, I would highly encourage you to join the