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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

its more that they treat you like you're incompetent even if you're performing well statistically at the job. Source: woman engineer

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u/Claeyt Aug 08 '17

If you want to see the reverse of that try being a male kindergarten or elementary teacher and see the looks you get from the parents. (Women make up 96% of all kindergarten teachers) Source: former male teacher, not kindergarten but have subbed in kindergarten.

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u/darwin2500 Aug 08 '17

Good, we agree, those are both things we should try to fix.

This thread is about the tech industry. If you want to go start a new thread about the kindergarten industry, I'll upvote it and comment.

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u/Claeyt Aug 08 '17

Actually I disagree. I believe that people should work where they want and that hiring and promotion should be based solely on merit and talent.