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Claire Stapleton, a Google Walkout organizer, recalls Google execs supporting the activism initially, then slowly pushing her out of the company in retaliation

Claire Stapleton didn't just buy into the lore of Google—she helped write it.  What happened when the bard of Google became one of its most vocal critics?

ELLE Claire Stapleton

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  • @lisatozzi Lisa Tozzi on x
    “It was so swift and brazen I was sure I had to be missing something. But every week got weirder and worse, until the message from the top was finally clear—my time was up.” https://www.elle.com/...
  • @lorenzofb Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on x
    Incredible first person account of how life inside Google changed over the last few years from a key walkout activist who was once known as “the Bard of Google.” https://www.elle.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @nitashatiku Nitasha Tiku on x
    “I used to be a huge cheerleader for this place...And now, I'm, like, Company Enemy #1. But I'm not-I'm not that, Phillip.” @clairewaves i hear this sentiment so often. disillusionment truly the great radicalizer https://www.elle.com/...