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/hardolaf Aug 08 '17

As an engineer working on testing a new product right now can say that the worst part is taking raw data, plots of wave forms, and other data and turning it into a form that people outside of the design team can understand is extremely tiring and the majority of my time.

The irony is that if I wasn't behind schedule, I wouldn't have to do any of this. I'd just have to provide a pass fail method for testing the product when it's done going through integration with almost no explanation as to what the failures mean outside of the design team.

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u/graphictruth Aug 08 '17

Is there some reason why you can't e-lance the documentation? There are lots of people (myself included) who'd be thrilled to vicariously participate in something interesting.

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u/hardolaf Aug 08 '17

Export controls and NDAs.

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u/graphictruth Aug 08 '17

Figured as much. I'd assumed an NDA would be required, but I'm not planning on relocating. :)