Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

I read the memo and didn't find it particularly persuasive; but this dismissal does further its core point. It's a bit tone deaf of Google to fire an employee concerned about groupthink.

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by sna1l » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:41 AM UTC

Not a lawyer, but will he have a case to sue for wrongful termination? I guess without seeing the employee contract and Code of Conduct, it is hard to say.

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by TheOneTrueKyle » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:41 AM UTC

Been saying it for years, but it is time to get off Google

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by adbge » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:41 AM UTC

An excellent opportunity to re-read PG's essay, "What You Can't Say". [1]

"What scares me is that there are moral fashions too. They're just as arbitrary, and just as invisible to most people. But they're much more dangerous. Fashion is mistaken for good design; moral fashion is mistaken for good. Dressing oddly gets you laughed at. Violating moral fashions can get you fired, ostracized, imprisoned, or even killed."

[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by jorgemf » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:41 AM UTC

> he had been fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes."

Of course, because a policy of positive discrimination for minorities is not perpetuating any stereotype...

Equality doesn't mean equity. Equality is not fair.

P.S. downvote whatever you want, it is called discrimination for a reason (even if it says positive before)

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by danso » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:42 AM UTC

Google's public code of conduct: https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html

Re: Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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Post by blackguardx » Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 1:42 AM UTC

sna1l wrote: post #5

Not a lawyer, but will he have a case to sue for wrongful termination? I guess without seeing the employee contract and Code of Conduct, it is hard to say.

California is an At-Will state. Unless he is a protected class, he can be fired for any reason or no reason.