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Google is not utopia

I'm a current employee, african-american female and 45. No blatent protected group discrimination against me, but like Brian Reid once blackballed I cannot find another position at the Googleplex to move too. I feel I'm being squeezed out, my manager is retaliating after I gave her a critical performance review.

I'm currently on stress disability. It started in January when her boss solicited me for feedback on my manager. I'd only been at Google two months. My manager, in my opinion, had definite personality and performance issues. The deadline had passed and I was asked for feedback as an after thought.

I submitted the review without critical comments. I was emailed by my boss' boss to resubmit with these comments and I was assured confidentiality and any feedback given would be anonymous. Based on this I sent in the review advising that she has me doing and incredible amount of her personal business (set up her 401K, call the dealership about her car warranty, set up ob-gyn appts., schedule her for traffic school etc. etc.). Plus, she moved her desk next to mine with her dog. I would sit and try to talk to her and her dog is licking me. UGH! I can't stress the frustration in trying to communicate with her, she's absolutely dizzy about some things.

I digress. My manager's boss called me to her office and advised that she would have to give my manager the feedback and could not disguise it. The review and feedback was not kept confidential. After many twists and turns I asked that I be allowed to give the feedback in my own way and terms. They said yes. I had no intention of going there until I received a call from the HR Director advising that my boss is asking questions. She sees all the meetings in my calendar where I've been meeting with her manager and if I don't give the feedback today then my boss' boss certainly would.

I was forced to give my manager the feedback. Her boss didn't like the way that I did it via email. Then I had to apologize to my boss for hurting her feelings.

And, it gets weirder still.

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