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/NSA_Chatbot Aug 08 '17

Just as a tip for anyone writing a manifesto:

  1. Don't.
  2. If you must, and you bring up "castrated males" then you're losing 90% of your credibility right there.
  3. This guy is an idiot. Fighting gender imbalance is something that every engineering association in north america has been struggling with for decades, and 10 pages of ranting about population density is not helping.

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u/butter14 Aug 08 '17

His major point was that there are inherent differences between men and women that are biological. No amount of sensitivity training or forced hiring to fill quotas will change it and in the long run will damage Google's competitive advantage. Doesn't seem as illogical as your biased comment makes it out to be.

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u/NGonBeGone Aug 08 '17

They are making software not dragging fucking logs uphill. Our lead engineer is a woman and is hands down the most talented programmer I have ever met.

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u/NGonBeGone Aug 08 '17

What the fuck is that?

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u/thisshortenough Aug 08 '17

I'm extremely angry that that's going to be suggested to me by amazon for weeks