A true disadvantage for publicly traded companies. That would mean for concious people that they have to work for privately owned companies.
Although you could always spin it like it would be a long time disadvantage to work with these kind of companies. I think shareholders are the ones that take the risk of people just not wanting to work under these conditions.
Google would degrade to be a career starter for gifted developers if shareholders will continue enforce their immediate profit expectations.
Basically that means that the legal obligation for profit maximization is a pretty crappy law. I doubt that people would stop investing without that legal handle.
It is a disadvantage and probably a bad legal framework, but it's the one that exists right now and companies are obligated to follow it, Google is no exception. When you go to work for a large corporation, this is one of the things you need to make peace with, and if you can't, you should work somewhere else so you can live according to your values.
I do work for a family owned company. A bit conservative at times, and the owners don't despise money, but there are honest attempts to become greener for example.
Still, I doubt you can make a rational argument that forgoing contract X is undermining shareholders in any honest court of justice if all factors are considered.
edit: And if employees are indeed protesting, the case will be much cleaner.
Although you could always spin it like it would be a long time disadvantage to work with these kind of companies. I think shareholders are the ones that take the risk of people just not wanting to work under these conditions.
Google would degrade to be a career starter for gifted developers if shareholders will continue enforce their immediate profit expectations.
Basically that means that the legal obligation for profit maximization is a pretty crappy law. I doubt that people would stop investing without that legal handle.