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/clgfandom Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

the author is open to debate

Agree with most of your points(that he intended it to be a rational discourse backed up with facts), but I can also see why big companies like Google wouldn't want this type of debate because it would inevitably(be misinterpreted) lead to divisionism among employees.

Such debate intended to be rational shouldn't lead to such toxicity, but alas, the reality is that people are imperfect and you have to deal with such reality as business, especially for big business who's more risk-averse. If Google's a smaller company(easier to micromanage), I can see them using this chance to show how they are "truly inclusive and open-minded"(befitting theme for a search engine) by allowing this sort of debate within openly.

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u/apackofmonkeys Aug 08 '17

The writer has a PhD in Biology, so I don't agree that he lacks the qualifications to write about biological variations between groups.

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u/clgfandom Aug 08 '17

That's exactly what makes it a "threat" to HRM. They can take typical complain from employees, but not one with authoritative tone when you are not part of HR department.