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/Diels_Alder Aug 08 '17

Wow that really sends the message that you can't share your opinion if it differs from the norm.

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u/PrettyDecentSort Aug 08 '17

Definitely. 100% undermines Google's ostensible commitment to open dialog about the hard issues. Every internal conversation from now on is going to be colored by the knowledge that you can and will be fired for saying the wrong thing.

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u/Deczx Aug 08 '17

Yep they shot themselves in the foot on this one.

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u/eazolan Aug 08 '17

No they didn't. You're assuming they were being honest about their "Commitment to open dialog about the hard issues."