What was even more on-trend in Silicon Valley this year than vintage sneakers? Megaphones.
At Google...1) Some 20,000 workers participated in a walkout following a NYT report exposing the company's handling of sexual harassment allegations, and 2) hundreds of workers spoke out against a (now-ended) Google project to build a censored search engine in China.
At Amazon...employees told Jeff Bezos they opposed Amazon's sale of facial recognition technology to police.
At Microsoft...workers anonymously asked the company not to bid on a $10 billion Pentagon contract.
At Salesforce...there's a new "chief ethical and humane use officer" after employees spoke out against contracts with U.S. Border Patrol.
Zoom out: When highly prized tech talent speaks, companies listen. Recruitment is only half the battle...retention is another ball game.
Coutersy #morningbrew