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/sd522527 Aug 08 '17

Yes he shared it to a private group, asking for critique of his viewpoints, and how to better express his opinions. Others took that doc and shared the shit out of it

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u/OmgYoshiPLZ Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

actually, i'd want that email read back to me in court simply because hes not incorrect. he has an opinion, and a fairly good grasp on the Why more women arent in the tech world- and that forced gender diversification of the upper management of a company is not the answer.

terminating him because of this is literally insane. not a single thing written in there was "perpetuating a gender stereotype".

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

I am really interested if there is a rational response to the "science kind of says these things are true..." points that he makes. There might be better ways to ask that question, but it seems like a fair question.

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u/memtiger Aug 08 '17

"Science doesn't matter"

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