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> If a future employer asks for a reference from Google she's screwed.

If a future employer checks and see she was asking people to go and harass her former managers and HR, it'd reflect pretty badly on her; I know I wouldn't want her in my team.

And as for what she can do, isn't wrongful termination illegal? Like she could instead open a civil case against Google

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Admittedly, being fired when on an h1b visa is stupendously stressful because you need to get a new job immediately or be booted from the country. Opening a civil case won't achieve any rapid goal of getting employment. We'll see whether this strategy helps or hurts. There are enough people out there who really don't like Google that I would not be surprised if this sort of strategy allows for rapid connection to these people even if it sours most companies on this person.

I don't think calling for harassement would help getting a new job (unlike the rest of her complaints)

i’ve been in high stress situations, and angry, where I made a bunch of correct decisions, and a bunch of mistakes. in this case, especially since I’m not the one who is in the crosshairs, i understand her pain

this lady is not going to have a problem finding employment. google is losing an asset, possibly a major one, for whatever reasons they have to do so

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