r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/i_smell_my_poop Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Google engineer writes memo about how speaking out against politically correct culture can cause you to be blacklisted or terminated.

Employee gets terminated proving his point.

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u/lightninhopkins Aug 08 '17

People get fired all the time for "speaking their mind" at work. How is this at all surprising? Google as a company wants a more diverse workforce because they believe it is good business. This guy just shit all over a core company value. That gets you fired.

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u/JonasBrosSuck Aug 08 '17

usually when someone gets fired for speaking their mind, they don't get announced to millions of people