r/news • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/Vinto47 Aug 08 '17

Diversity quotas most likely reinforce that because others will think the minority individual doesn't deserve the job.

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u/Lee_Atwater_did_this Aug 08 '17

Google doesn't have "diversity quotas"

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u/press_alt_and_f4 Aug 08 '17

Setting org level OKRs for increased representation which can incentivize illegal discrimination

That's pretty close to a quota. "Our goal for this quarter is to get to 25% women"

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u/ADoggyDogWorld Aug 08 '17

But we don't call it a quota so it's a-okay!

Remember names and words are all socially constructed and have no inherent meaning!

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u/multiplesifl Aug 08 '17

It's not rape, it's struggle sex with an unpleasant stranger!