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Google Fires Employee Over His ‘Anti-Diversity’ Memo

By Hannah Bleau ¡ August 8, 2017

Google is allllll about diversity. That is, unless you question the company’s devotion to diversity. Then you’re fired, loser. That’s what happened to Google engineer James Damore.

Damore recently wrote an internal memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber.” In it, he blasts Google’s “politically correct monoculture” and “left bias.” It begins:

I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem. Psychological safety is built on mutual respect and acceptance, but unfortunately our culture of shaming and misrepresentation is disrespectful and unaccepting of anyone outside its echo chamber. Despite what the public response seems to have been, I’ve gotten many personal messages from fellow Googlers expressing their gratitude for bringing up these very important issues which they agree with but would never have the courage to say or defend because of our shaming culture and the possibility of being fired. This needs to change.

In the 10-page memo, he lists non-bias causes of the “gender wage gap” and discusses the undeniable differences between men and women. You can read the entire memo here.

Danielle Brown, Google’s Vice President of Diversity, Integrity & Governance, issued a statement in response. It reads in part:

Many of you have read an internal document shared by someone in our engineering organization, expressing views on the natural abilities and characteristics of different genders, as well as whether one can speak freely of these things at Google. And like many of you, I found that it advanced incorrect assumptions about gender. I’m not going to link to it here as it’s not a viewpoint that I or this company endorses, promotes or encourages.

Diversity and inclusion are a fundamental part of our values and the culture we continue to cultivate. We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, and we’ll continue to stand for that and be committed to it for the long haul. As Ari Balogh said in his internal G+ post, “Building an open, inclusive environment is core to who we are, and the right thing to do. ‘Nuff said. “

Google has taken a strong stand on this issue, by releasing its demographic data and creating a company wide OKR on diversity and inclusion. Strong stands elicit strong reactions. Changing a culture is hard, and it’s often uncomfortable. But I firmly believe Google is doing the right thing, and that’s why I took this job.

Part of building an open, inclusive environment means fostering a culture in which those with alternative views, including different political views, feel safe sharing their opinions. But that discourse needs to work alongside the principles of equal employment found in our Code of Conduct, policies, and anti-discrimination laws.

I’ve been in the industry for a long time, and I can tell you that I’ve never worked at a company that has so many platforms for employees to express themselves—TGIF, Memegen, internal G+, thousands of discussion groups. I know this conversation doesn’t end with my email today. I look forward to continuing to hear your thoughts as I settle in and meet with Googlers across the company.

Plot twist– Google decided to take Damore’s thoughts to heart, because DIVERSITY, right? HA– just kidding. Google fired him.

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.” He said he’s “currently exploring all possible legal remedies.”

You CANNOT suggest that we treat people as individuals! This is the 21st century HELLO.

CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly sent an email to employees, claiming that Damore’s memo violated the company’s Code of Conduct and perpetuated “harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace.”

As you know, pointing out the differences between men and women is sexist, unacceptable and quite triggering.

Wait wait WAIT. Did you catch this? “Our co-workers shouldn’t have to worry … each time they open their mouths to speak … ”

But…didn’t you just…I…holy mother of ZERO self awareness.

Liberals are celebrating, conservatives are upset and some people are just confused.

That dude believes Damore was COMMITTING VIOLENCE.

That’s where we’re at. Liberals really don’t see the irony. It’s unreal.

h/t Twitchy

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