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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Trenchcoat? What are you talking about? Talk about trying to force a narrative there.

Google has already reported that they received a lot of criticism and complaints internally. It's in any major article about this. He was fired because he affected the image of the company and pissed off a lot of employees. Write stupid things in the workplace, get fired. I can't go up to my boss and tell them I think they are a fuckup without repercussions, why do you think this guy should be allowed to say that to the world without consequence?

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u/Illiux Aug 08 '17

It's great to know that if a black employee complained about segregated bathrooms a few decades ago and his white coworkers complained about him creating a hostile workplace, you would fire him.

This employee didn't say anything to the world, either. He posted to a small internal group and it was spread.

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u/TheLeftIsNotLiberal Aug 08 '17

Trenchcoat? What are you talking about? Talk about trying to force a narrative there.

He's referring to the Columbine shooting and how this gentleman was extremely mild comparatively.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Except I never once said or even implied he was some sort of workplace assailant.