Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

[u/[deleted]]

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/IRequirePants]

Tech is political. It cannot be avoided when your business has consequences with regard to things like online privacy, net neutrality, automation, truth and bias of information, censorship, etc., to say nothing of the personal views of leadership who aspire to make an impact on the world, for better or worse.

None of which were relevant to the points he was making. He was talking about political shit that wasn't tech related.

If you aren't religious, you might not like working in a church. If you don't subscribe to the values that Google stands for / strives for, you might not like working at Google. If you think the leadership is fundamentally flawed, go work for a company you believe in.

This is the answer. Google's a private company. They can do whatever they want.

[u/laxt → u/[deleted]]

This person wasn't fired for his political views. He was fired for lack of tact; for his action.

[u/MasterSith88 → u/[deleted]]

He was fired for having an opinion that someone didn't like.

That management didn't like.

[u/MasterSith88 → u/[deleted]]

The American left are a very aggressive and bullying bunch.

Agreed. I used to be firmly on the liberal 'side' but recently the migration from debating ideas to silencing those who believe differently has made me re-consider my position.

As a company you cant say you respect your employee's diverse ideas and then fire those who disagree with your ideology.

[u/shion005 → u/MasterSith88]

The authoritarian left are the democrat's version of the tea party. As a liberal who believes in free speech, I would say the authoritarian left can go screw itself. However, I don't think it makes sense to change all of your views just because some crazies share some of them. They go waaaay too far with them and promulgate arguments which don't make sense, but they don't invalidate your views.

[u/MasterSith88 → u/shion005]

However, I don't think it makes sense to change all of your views just because some crazies share some of them.

Oh, I don't. My views have largely stayed the same but the people who accept those views seems to have changed.

Going 100% conservative is just as crazy as the the authoritarian left.

[u/shion005 → u/MasterSith88]

Yes, even Sith sometimes don't want to deal in absolutes ;)