Twenty-eight Google employees staged a pro-Hamas, anti-Israel sit-in Tuesday at the search giant’s Sunnyvale, CA headquarters, but late Wednesday evening, reality came to bite them where it hurts as the tech giant summarily canned them all.
It’s a rare example of such protesters—who have shut down bridges, airports, and highways in recent months—having to actually pay for their shenanigans.
Google Vice President of Global Security Chris Rackow laid down the law in a companywide memo:
“Behavior like this has no place in our workplace and we will not tolerate it,” Rackow wrote. “It clearly violates multiple policies that all employees must adhere to – including our code of conduct and policy on harassment, discrimination, retaliation, standards of conduct, and workplace concerns.”
Rackow added that the company “takes this extremely seriously, and we will continue to apply our longstanding policies to take action against disruptive behavior – up to and including termination.”
UPDATE: Google fired 28 of the protesting employees, according to a company wide memo by Google VP of global security Chris Rackow.
“If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again.” pic.twitter.com/zjP25LzWnn
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