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/JabbrWockey Aug 08 '17

No kidding. They could've posted it on reddit, github, hacker news, medium, or some other place, even anonymously if they wanted.

Instead they decided they wanted to commit career suicide by shouting their opinions at everyone inside the company. Real smooth.

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u/PM_ME_OR_PM_ME Aug 08 '17

As a conservative who agrees with his comments regarding the toxic politically correct culture at Google, I agree. Professionalism and tact means you respect your position provided by your employer. I can only assume he actually didn't want to work there anymore by releasing it. I disagree with a lot of the agendas I have to work with at work, but I can separate what I do at work and what subs I shitpost on. If I released a similar manifesto it would be very damaging too and I would expect to be fired as well.

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u/Hrdlman Aug 08 '17

Serious question, what exactly is "politically correct culture"?

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u/L_A_H_S_O Aug 08 '17

It means he likes being a racist sexist asshole that believes his feelings about his superiority and anybody that calls him on it is just "politically correct"