Google is alleged to have installed audio equipment in the home of a sound designer in the sect. Another video producer that worked for the team claims that the unit's leadership abused the hiring process by using contractors (reportedly, most of the business unit were also employed as contractors), reducing the scrutiny that they might otherwise be subject to - in other words, making it less likely a preferential hiring process might be caught.
"Religious sect" here is a clear euphemism for "cult."Īccording to the New York Times, up to 12 members of the sect and their close relatives were employed by Google in this video-producing unit (called the Google Developer Studio), while others from the sect were also employed at various other times during events for various roles, at which Google also reportedly purchased wine from a business owned by - you guessed it - someone in this sect.Īccording to the report, The director of the Google Developer Studio is himself a member of the sect, and he has faced a prior lawsuit alleging that he failed to promote an employee for not being a member. Members are allegedly required to give the organization 10% of their earnings. Many of his prophecies have failed to materialize. The Fellowship of Friends is a registered non-profit church, but prior allegations against the group include alleged sexual abuse on the part of its founder, regarded as a "prophet" by the group's followers. The religious sect is called the Fellowship of Friends, with a membership somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,600, according to Wikipedia, with most of them living near a 1,200-acre compound in Oregon House, California, called "Apollo." The group's beliefs are based on a philosophy called "The Fourth Way," developed at the turn of the 20th century, which claims that higher levels of consciousness are possible.
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