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Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo On Gender Differences (bloomberg.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo blasting the web company's diversity policies, creating a firestorm across Silicon Valley. James Damore, the Google engineer who wrote the note, confirmed his dismissal in an email, saying that he had been fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes." Earlier on Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees that said portions of the memo "violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace." But he didn't say if the company was taking action against the employee. A Google representative, asked about the dismissal, referred to Pichai's memo. Damore's 10-page memorandum accused Google of silencing conservative political opinions and argued that biological differences play a role in the shortage of women in tech and leadership positions. It circulated widely inside the company and became public over the weekend, causing a furor that amplified the pressure on Google executives to take a more definitive stand. After the controversy swelled, Danielle Brown, Google's new vice president for diversity, integrity and governance, sent a statement to staff condemning Damore's views and reaffirmed the company's stance on diversity. In internal discussion boards, multiple employees said they supported firing the author, and some said they would not choose to work with him, according to postings viewed by Bloomberg News.
I have been on work related travel in Africa and Europe the past couple of weeks and had just started my family vacation here this week. I have decided to return tomorrow as clearly there’s a lot more to discuss as a group — including how we create a more inclusive environment for all.
And now we know why he was fired: due to his rant the CEO had to cut short his holidays. This is definitely a firing offense.
Gee couldn't possibly be because of offending female employees and opening the firm to hostile work environment lawsuits? Even if the lawsuit is frivolous having a statement like that brings a lot of weight in court and makes a great lawyer speech.
By firing the employee the legal team for Google can now claim of course we are not hostile that is why we fired him etc.
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Here i thought it was a great demo of not only having to take responsibility for the things you say, but that fucking up at work can get your sorry ass kicked out the door. Hint: it's their company, not his; if he doesn't follow their rules...well, it used to be things this simple didn't need to be said, but apparently we have a much stupider workforce than we used to.
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It's a silencing tactic.
Virtue signalling - stop criticising me!
Political correctness - stop shaming my bigotry!
Social Justice Warrior - stop caring about my bigotry!
Virtual signalling is the most ironic, because every who accuses you of it is themselves guilty of virtue signalling about virtue signalling.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
And that is different from the SJW message of "blame white males and rich people" how?
SJWs are largely a figment of the alt-right demagogues' imagination, and thus exhibit many similar traits to those alt-right demagogues.
As I said, you invest someone to blame. Obviously you have to invent them, because they aren't really to blame so you need to create some reason that it's all their fault.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC