Interview with Mark Jen - The Fired Google Employee

Feb 17, 2005 - 8:39 am 0 — by
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Wondering why Mark Jen was fired from Google? Most of you can make an educated guess, but if you want the information from the horses mouth - then you need to interview Mr. Jen. Mark Jen was the Google Employee that was fired after blogging about his experience working over at Google. Gelf Magazine has posted an entry named Interview With Fired Google Blogger, that has the details.

"At first, they beat around the bush," Jen said. "But then they told me my blog had upset people and that I wasn't a good fit. I asked them if there was anything I could do to change their minds, but it was a one-sided conversation. So I said 'I'll see you guys later.' "

 

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