Former Google Employee Recounts Path From Enchantment to Disillusionment in ‘Don’t Be Evil’

When Claire Stapleton started working at Google in 2007 she was a true believer, becoming known as the “Bard of Google,” by spinning positive narratives of the company. But by 2018, she was so disillusioned by the company culture that she helped organize the company’s largest walkout to protest how Google handled sexual harassment cases.  We talk to Stapleton about her takes on the myths and the reality of Google  and her new book “Don’t Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and my Escape from Big Tech.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices