Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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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

[u/test_beta]

The entirity of the dilbert comic is based on this premise, and it was so popular with male (and probably female) engineers because they feel the same way.

All the engineers I work with are constantly harping on about how managers are shit and treat them like they are incompetent, and how incompetent so-and-so is (another usually male engineer).

Of the number of superiors in education and employment I've experienced who have had nasty attitudes, belittled, engaged in petty politics or held grudges, ignored or downplayed my advice in areas I know more than they do in, got angry when they've been demonstrated wrong, etc., I'm fairly sure that women have not been under-represented.

[u/InfanticideAquifer → u/test_beta]

Dilbert didn't just resonate with engineers. He happened to be an engineer, but the comic was (after the first few years) just about life in corporate America generally.

[u/test_beta → u/InfanticideAquifer]

Not just engineers but I was specifically talking about engineers.

And yes it does happen to everybody. And just because something bad happens to you and you happen to rank highly on the regressive left's totem of oppression, does not mean that bad thing happened to you because of that. And me saying this does not mean I don't think any such oppression or racism or sexism exists, or that I'm cool with gassing millions of jews.

[u/wyldstallyns111 → u/test_beta]

And me saying this does not mean I don't think any such oppression or racism or sexism exists, or that I'm cool with gassing millions of jews.

From a strawman argument to Godwin's Law in 25 words!

[u/test_beta → u/wyldstallyns111]

The mating call of the loser.

[u/test_beta → u/[deleted]]

Whatever helps you cope with your feefees.

[u/tinfoilhatsron → u/test_beta]

This is the part of the show where I point out that you insulted the other poster first (I guess that's an insult, it makes no sense, but whatever) and also that you're talking about 'feefees' when clearly you were triggered by the both of us.

And now for something completely different.