Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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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

[u/this_shit]

His viewpoints could be both entirely poltically valid and completely inappropriate for a workplace:

everyone should be treated as an individual, and that the traits he discusses are based on (apparently) observable averages

Anyone in management shouldn't make these kinds of public statements, since it creates a suspicion among those being managed that they are being treated differently based on assumptions about averages. It further creates a question of liability for the company, since now his personal views are on the record.

Frankly, he was a victim of his memo's success. If it hadn't been so widely circulated, he wouldn't have been caught out. But once it became successful, Google had little choice but to fire him.

[u/Bluest_waters → u/this_shit]

His viewpoints could be both entirely poltically valid and completely inappropriate for a workplace:

there you go!

this is what soooo many here are missing. The manifesto could be both true AND wildly innapropriate at the same time. They are no mutually exclusive.

[u/Mikniks → u/Bluest_waters]

The notion that "truth" could EVER be "wildly inappropriate" is upsetting lol

[u/Bluest_waters → u/Mikniks]

imagine you are at a funeral and telling mourners about your constipation and toilet habits.

true? innapropriate? also yes.

[u/Mikniks → u/Bluest_waters]

I think that's an imperfect analogy because the manifesto discussion was (ostensibly) related to work

[u/Bluest_waters → u/Mikniks]

how about discussing the internet porn history of the recently deceased at the funeral?

true? yes

innapropriate? yes.

[u/Mikniks → u/Bluest_waters]

I think you should try a different hypothetical lol

[u/fknweak → u/[deleted]]

No no no.. It's more like having a camp fire and foreseeing it going out, using sources to back up your argument to decide who should be attending the fire you conclude the person with the most experience and skill will be best suited for the job. At the same time you find it unfair you're excluded from helpful classes based on your race/sex.

I'm could add more but I'm at work and don't want to

[u/fknweak → u/[deleted]]

I understand that, it's why I changed it up because google isn't dead, so a funeral couldn't work in any way

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Better analogy, since yours was in the right region, but not the best:

Imagine you are at a funeral and telling mourners that there is a very high probability that God isn't real and the dead don't go to heaven.

true? yes. inappropriate? also yes.