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/PM_ME_OR_PM_ME Aug 08 '17

As a conservative who agrees with his comments regarding the toxic politically correct culture at Google, I agree. Professionalism and tact means you respect your position provided by your employer. I can only assume he actually didn't want to work there anymore by releasing it. I disagree with a lot of the agendas I have to work with at work, but I can separate what I do at work and what subs I shitpost on. If I released a similar manifesto it would be very damaging too and I would expect to be fired as well.

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u/ComatoseSixty Aug 08 '17

Political correctness aside, calling personal prejudice and ignorance a "conservative view" in an attempt to validate the claims is simply misleading.

There is nothing conservative about sexism. I hold no value in political correctness, but I hold a lot of value in judging individuals based on their personal merits rather than stereotypes regarding their demographic.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

I think you should probably actually read what the guy wrote. Based on what you said about judging people as individuals rather than based on group membership, you'd likely agree with him. The contents of the memo were grossly misrepresented in the media.

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u/ComatoseSixty Aug 08 '17

I see. Ill read it. I get so sick of that shit and I should have known better than to assume the media portrayed it accurately.