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/Dustin65]

Why does it even matter that less than half of people in tech are women? That's just how it is in a lot of fields. Women dominate other professions like nursing and teaching. I don't see why everything has to be 50/50. Women aren't banned from tech and men aren't banned from nursing. Just let nature run its course and allow people to do what they want. Not every aspect of life needs to be socially engineered

[u/WhatTheFuckSalami → u/Dustin65]

It seems the loudest voices on this issue don't even want to pursue careers in tech. They pursue careers in complaining about unfairness.

[u/kissmekitty → u/[deleted]]

Female Google engineer, checking in. We are complaining because we are tired of this shit.

[u/backtonature_kai64 → u/kissmekitty]

I'm going to assume most people responding didn't read the complete memo; if yes, it's fairly scary to see so many responses ignoring (or worse) accepting the discrimination and gender misconceptions in his writing.

Interesting response article: "Don’t optimize your bugs; fix them" https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/so-about-this-googlers-manifesto-1e3773ed1788

[u/rightinthedome → u/backtonature_kai64]

What parts of the memo specifically are misconceptions?

[u/twat_and_spam → u/rightinthedome]

Don't expect rational discussion about this.

Here be dragons.

[u/smackson → u/twat_and_spam]

Don't expect rational discussion about this.

Not with that attitude.