'I've paid a huge personal cost:' Google walkout organizer resigns over alleged retaliation

Longtime employee who helped organize global protest alleges Google's response was designed to 'have a chilling effect' on growing workplace activism

A prominent internal organizer against Google's handling of sexual harassment cases has resigned from the company, alleging she was the target of a campaign of retaliation designed to intimidate and dissuade other employees from speaking out about workplace issues.

Claire Stapleton, a longtime marketing manager at Google and its subsidiary YouTube, said she decided to leave the company after 12 years when it became clear that her trajectory at the company was "effectively over".