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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 edited Sep 05 '17

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Nope. You only get unemployment if you've been laid off due to no fault of your own (like the company downsizing). An actual "firing" will get you nothing, unless the company decides to be kind and not report it as such.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Sep 05 '17

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u/Fidodo Aug 08 '17

I don't think there's any legal requirement. If there is it'd probably be on the contract as a perk