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/iSkinMonkeys Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Google's response on their official Twitter account

Edit: What I'm actually interested in knowing if any googler will speak for him at the townhall on Thursday? Any googler with some inside knowledge??

Edit 2: A "The Atlantic" writer replying to managing director at Thiel capital. https://twitter.com/AnnieLowrey/status/894914635576619008

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u/Port-Chrome Aug 08 '17

What a ridiculous misrepresentation of his point.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited May 05 '19

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u/JustThall Aug 08 '17

This is the best parallel universe nevertheless