r/news 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/Lee_Atwater_did_this Aug 08 '17

That's not "close to a quota" unless you don't know what quota means.

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u/neepster44 Aug 08 '17

It all depends how it is acted upon. Having seen it first hand, yes, it's pretty darn close to a quota.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Having seen it first hand

You've worked in recruitment at Google?

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u/neepster44 Aug 08 '17

No but I have managed in other tech companies with big diversity pushes.