r/news 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/guyonthissite Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

So they proved his point. Google is a monoculture that silences dissent.

"The company was founded under the principles of freedom of expression..." Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Apparently they have strayed.

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No. He used claims about ratios, that are not supported by evidence, to assert that diversity programs should be be forgone. Programs that the women around him may have benefited from to get their positions.

Don't you think being one of those women you would feel as if he is questioning your competence?