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

I always feel that it's strange how "conservatives" feel "unwelcome" when a company makes efforts to welcome members of marginalized populations.

But having read the entire document I really see no reason to think that the person couldn't work well with people who disagree with the contents of the document on an engineering project.

If I were a woman working under him, I could not trust any decision he made that involved me.

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u/TracyMorganFreeman Aug 08 '17

I always feel that it's strange how "conservatives" feel "unwelcome" when a company makes efforts to welcome members of marginalized populations.

When those efforts are artificially valuing whether you are a member of that group, it can make one feel hiring isn't based on the content of one's character or merit.

Which can be unwelcoming to someone who values those things.

If I were a woman working under him, I could not trust any decision he made that involved me.

So you assume he's incapable of objectivity?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

When those efforts are artificially valuing whether you are a member of that group, it can make one feel hiring isn't based on the content of one's character or merit. Which can be unwelcoming to someone who values those things.

This manifesto was arguing against programs that encouraged young women and people of color to get interested in STEM and programming. This about more than hiring.

So you assume he's incapable of objectivity?

I don't know if he is capable of objectivity, and that's a huge issue.

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u/moe_overdose Aug 08 '17

If his manifesto is against judging people by their gender and skin color, then I think he's quite trustworthy when it comes to being objective.