Honestly, I think he made the right move just from a PR perspective. His firing makes sense: the CEO and HR are both acting to protect the company. The author of the manifesto caused Google a PR disaster and created a huge state of internal conflict, valid or not. The shareholders are probably really happy that their CEO removed a person who managed to get Google so much bad press in so little time.
This is the reality of business. One does not simply create a PR disaster for the company, with no positive return, and still maintain their job.
This is the reality of business. One does not simply create a PR disaster for the company, with no positive return, and still maintain their job.