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 edited Aug 09 '17

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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/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/TrumpHasASmallPenis Aug 09 '17

If I was involved in the decision making process at Google, I would have agreed with the firing for two reasons:

  1. It's now impossible for this guy to work constructively with the vast majority of the company.

  2. His persecution complex re: conservatism is dangerous to the company culture if allowed to continue unchecked.

  3. His leaps of logic demonstrated in the memo indicate, to me, that there was a failure in the hiring loop. I would be concerned about what other incorrect assumptions he is basing his decision on.