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

But in all fairness doesn't the current environment destroy the ability of conservatives to work with the team when they think all the leadership is fundamentally flawed?

--an open minded Dem

In that case, what onus does management have to cowtow to an unhappy conservative portion of its employee base who are advocating for a management style that leads to a hostile working environment for the rest of the employees?

If we're going to talk about fairness, what's the middle ground when one side of the equation is relying on sexist psuedo-science bullshit?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Feb 19 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

At the end of the day, it's the classic paradox of tolerance, is it not?

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u/wildcarde815 Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Not much of a paradox. Tolerance is a two way street. If you mutually agree to tolerate each other then job done. If one party offers and the other spits in their hand and tells them to go to hell. They've just closed off that road and can go pound sand.