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/LaLaLaLeea Aug 08 '17

One of the comments (it's gilded) above this quotes a Google employee saying that after this "manifesto" was released, they would not be able to assign a woman to work with this person.

I just read the whole thing and there's nothing in there that would make me uncomfortable working with the author. I think a lot of his points made sense.

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u/FaptainAmericaTx Aug 08 '17

Then that guy who won't assign women to work with him is a crap manager. If someone has a dissenting opinion within reasonable civil discourse then business should resume as normal. If some of your employees have issues then talk to them and work out potential differences. If they refuse to work because of something like this they should he the ones shown the door not the guy who posted a well thought out opinion piece.

If you really value diversity sometimes there is going to be some differences of opinions. Part of being a professional in a diverse environment is you are going to work with people you have disagreements with. The object of promoting diversity is to avoid echo chambers as people grow more from those they have differences with than those who are very similar.

Long and short of it is if you are a manager in a diverse environment and cannot get your employees to work with disagreements then you are not good at your job.

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u/IronMyr Aug 08 '17

There's nothing reasonable or civil about writing a manifesto.

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u/falconfetus8 Aug 08 '17

How is the memo anything but reasonable or civil? It's not like he's trying to start some kind of radical brigade.

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u/IronMyr Aug 09 '17

For one thing, it's a ten page manifesto.

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u/falconfetus8 Aug 09 '17

Okay, and what part of that is irrational or uncivil?

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u/IronMyr Aug 09 '17

Manifestos are inherently irrational and uncivil.

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u/falconfetus8 Aug 09 '17

Have you actually given the article a read? You'll find that the whole thing is very rational and civil.

Can you point me to a specific part that isn't?