Isn't that the view of everyone these days?
Kind of like how everyone espouses freedom until that freedom curtails their preferences.
Google fires the engineer who wrote that viral memo criticizing its diversity efforts
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Isn't that the view of everyone these days?
Kind of like how everyone espouses freedom until that freedom curtails their preferences.
No, not everyone. Just those who are insecure with their self, or their own reasoning. You and I have disagreed on many things. I would never dream of trying to silence your viewpoint and hope you feel the same.
There are others out there. The problem is that power corrupts people, and they immediately believe, either consciously or otherwise, that they got to that level because they are right, and thus all their views are right and everyone else wrong.
It a standard Marxist/hard left tactic to declare subjects closed for further discussion. That's the whole point of PC, hate speech laws, etc. GOOH's idea of dissent involves minor disagreements about how to pursue agreed objectives. Examination of the underlying religious tenets is heresy however.
There are many people coming out to fully support Google on their decision. The public message on such topics will always be underrepresented by women because there are far less women then men in these industries. Even less women in trading. Online forums tend to be almost exclusively male and far too combative in nature for most women to be interested. So this thread is no surprise.
The man's memo was using stereotypes about women to suggest why women are less capable to work in IT and management roles. This is not acceptable at Google. If anyone can't accept that, don't work at Google and don't use their services. Far more people support Google on this then don't, it won't hurt their business and may help attract some top female talent. They have also clearly recognized that their company needs to do more for women and in that context have even more reason to consider firing the guy. It may seem harsh but likely his reactions to being reprimanded weren't good given how deep his beliefs are about women in the work place.
Perhaps he can use this as a learning experience, consider sensitivity training and/or consult with some strong female role models, and become a better person.
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People can argue over some of the ideas in the document.
The one truth is that you can't release this type of manifesto in your workplace and not expect to get canned. This is true for Google as well as nearly every other company in the U.S.
The man at Google's beliefs stem from his own insecurities at work, with perhaps a lack of exposure to strong female role models in his life. While it is possible that some company policies could overstep their need and unfairly help women, that's not where he took it. For example, anxiety and neurosis are hardly the domain of one gender. Google is not dominated by women at the moment; it seems many of his male colleagues found a way to succeed within their company code.
You give three credible reasons for underrepresentation of women, then criticize him for using stereotypes? You did the exact thing he did, you used generalities to prove that underrepresentation does not have to stem from discrimination.
I actually never thought of this one before, but it is pretty orwellian when you think about it, these guys are trying to control thought and they eliminate anyone who objects to their views,
Do you want to be driving in a car that is made by them that will be able to track your every movement, and hear your private conversations?
Thats the next stage for SJW's at some point its not going to be enough just to fire them.
Do you want to be driving in a car that is made by them that will be able to track your every movement, and hear your private conversations?
Thats the next stage for SJW's at some point its not going to be enough just to fire them.
Supreme Dark Lord@voxday 20h20 hours ago
One would have to be a suicidal fool to get into a self-driving car under the control of the freakshows exposed by the #GoogleManifesto.pic.twitter.com/EdIlExAU0y
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No. Try reading what I wrote and not reworking it to fit some emotional theme in your head. It's this kind of approach that got the Google guy fired in the first place; rather then try to better understand those around him he just lashed out similar to how numerous posters do on this P&R. And that won't fly in the real world.
Another hilarious truth, can you imagine the toxic fucking cunt whose making a million dollars a year as the "VP of diversity" at google? LOL, imagine that person in the board room, compared to all the other VP's down there.
Probably some person who graduated with a "Gender studies" degree in a room full of MIT grads, rocket scientists, and MBA's. Im sure most of them must realise what a goddamn joke it is, just that no one wants to say anything.
The worst sin of the guy who created this memo appears to be that he was incredibly socially awkward, and he believed that people at google would actually be open to evidence, Im sure all the guys who became VP's had the common sense, and the "EQ" to realise that being anti PC wasnt going to fly in silicon valley.
Probably some person who graduated with a "Gender studies" degree in a room full of MIT grads, rocket scientists, and MBA's. Im sure most of them must realise what a goddamn joke it is, just that no one wants to say anything.
The worst sin of the guy who created this memo appears to be that he was incredibly socially awkward, and he believed that people at google would actually be open to evidence, Im sure all the guys who became VP's had the common sense, and the "EQ" to realise that being anti PC wasnt going to fly in silicon valley.
Paul Joseph WatsonVerified account@PrisonPlanet 24h24 hours ago
One of the funniest things about this Google diversity memo thing is the fact that 'Vice President of Diversity' is actually a job.
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