Newspaper Obtains James Damore's Complaint Against Google (siliconbeat.com)

A Silicon Valley newspaper brings this update on fired Google engineer James Damore: California law allows employers to fire workers for virtually any reason -- and the Constitutional protection of free speech doesn't apply to private company workplaces. Until now it was unclear how Damore might fight back against Google over his termination. Now, this news organization has obtained the U.S. National Labor Relations Board charge sheet that reveals the basis for Damore's battle. His argument hinges on the contents of his memo, which went far beyond discussing a possible biological reason for the gender gap.

The document contained detailed criticism of Google's diversity initiatives and their effects on employees, and it said that the company's biases led to alienation among employees holding conservative views. His Labor Board charge rests on Section 8(a) subsection (1) of the National Labor Relations Act, which gives employees the right to engage in activities for the purpose of "mutual aid or protection." Google discriminated against Damore by firing him "in retaliation" for activities protected by law, and also possibly to discourage such activities within the company, the charge sheet said. It appears clear that the protected activities Damore refers to are his communications, in the memo, with co-workers, about issues in the workplace.
Google was unavailable for comment, but the newspaper quoted an earlier statement from Google CEO Sundar Pichai that "An important part of our culture is lively debate. But like any workplace that doesn't mean that anything goes."

Comments

Conservative snowflake privilege

[fermion]

Why does a conservative snowflake's need to work only with men trump my desire to not work with conservative snowflakes? I mean in the real world we need to be able to work with anyone. and we certainly don't want to work with people whose mind is so weak that they can't differentiate someone looking different from someone who is less able. This reminds me of a snowflake working for a Austin tech company that could not hold meeting with women because his wife would yell at him. This is especially funny because it was not so long ago that a conservative man who was afraid of his wife would be summarily laughed out of town by all the real conservative men.

Re:Obviously you didn't read the memo.

[Anonymous Coward]

It's hopeless. The pseudo-liberals are so stupid, so ignorant, and so utterly brainwashed that nothing short of a Communist-style re-education camp will enable them to see things as they really are versus how they are *told* how things are.

You're dealing with people who will not do the legwork to ascertain the truth for themselves. They like their spoon-fed propaganda that requires no critical thought and they like the pats they get on their heads from their masters when they conform to the message.

Sad thing is, I think the only way out is to let them have their way and allow them to suffer once they get their way. They all think they're going to be Mao or Stalin and run the show but, mostly likely, they'll be just like one of impoverished idiots who were fervent followers of the formers.

If they're lucky and somehow end up in a position of influence, they'll be a Trotsky who is murdered.

I don't know if the pseudo-liberals have the numbers or not but, if they do, the United States is going to have to suffer through a China or Russia experiment when those countries ran themselves on magical policies. Get ready for at least one generation of crushing poverty and at least one lost generation due to idiotic educational curriculums.

Re:So

[drinkypoo]

No, this is the case where a liberal presents a view that maybe women don't want STEM careers.

Uh no, you're leaving out the most important part. His assertion is that maybe women don't want STEM careers, and therefore that's why they're having a hard time at google. But his assertion is false, and so is his conclusion.