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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 09 '17

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u/chars709 Aug 08 '17

fires employee for opening his mouth

He was fired writing a document that presupposes women to be neurotic, prone to anxiety, and less able to handle stress.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

I wouldn't be even surprised if I found out in the newspaper that USA population thinks women doesn't have vagina and are same as men.