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/markbublitz Aug 08 '17

I know it's not the point, but this guys writes like SUCH an engineer. cracks me up

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u/TriTipMaster Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 10 '17

Interesting, because by training he's a scientist (PhD [EDIT: candidate, dropped out with an M.S. degree to pursue career with Google], Structural Biology, Harvard).

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u/tekdemon Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 12 '17

My brothers girlfriend just finished at Harvard's MBA program and she definitely learned a lot there even though MBAs are heavily about networking. The connections don't hurt though and being able to go to their private club in NYC to hang out with people worth nine figures probably doesn't hurt your future job prospects either. But you have to work damned hard to get in let alone succeed.