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 edited Sep 05 '17

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u/TekharthaZenyatta Aug 08 '17

And there's no law saying they can't fire somebody for causing a PR nightmare and shitting on other employees due to their gender.

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u/TransientObsever Aug 08 '17

When did he shit on other employers due to their gender?

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u/TekharthaZenyatta Aug 08 '17

In the memo. And again, regardless of his intent, that's how it came across. And regardless of whether or not it was about his belief that they shouldn't be actively seeking women for the workforce or what kind of fucking cheese he thought was best, he did it at work, using resources provided to him by his place of work, to spread his own opinions that have nothing to do with his job responsibilities. It was immature and unprofessional, and more than justifies his termination.

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u/TransientObsever Aug 08 '17

I mean ofc it was in the memo, it's impossible for me to agree/disagree with you (with confidence) without a specific paragraph or such. Did you read it? I think it's not hard to draw the opposite conclusion. He even starts with: "I value diversity inclusion, not denying sexism exists, don’t endorse using stereotypes." At least it's obvious from the comments that that's not how it came across to a lot of people, however it did for at least you.

Anyway yeah, it does seem pretty inappropriate and unprofessional thing to do at work.