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posted by takyon on Tuesday August 08 2017, @08:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the conversation-starter dept.

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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." He said he's "currently exploring all possible legal remedies."

[...] 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.

[...] 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.

"We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company," Brown said in the statement. "We'll continue to stand for that and be committed to it for the long haul."

Source: Bloomberg.

[Update: Apparently Julian Assange has offered James Damore a job, saying that "Censorship is for losers". - Fnord666]

Previously: Googler's Memo on Culture of Diversity Extremism Goes Viral Inside Google


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  • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Wednesday August 09 2017, @04:48AM (3 children)

    by jmorris (4844) on Wednesday August 09 2017, @04:48AM (#550950)

    Not a problem at the moment since it appears taking on a Political Officer is quickly becoming a requirement to qualify for VC. The incumbents understand the danger are are ensuring everyone is Pozzed so everybody is "equal" in being ineffecient. This will work until the Impossibility of SJW Convergence renders them unable to carry out their stated mission, which could be some time as long as the free resources keep flowing into the equity markets from the FED. That only leaves the Alt-Tech movement as competition and while it is a good thing that Gab and such exist they aren't anywhere ready to take on Google, Twitter, Patreon, etc. head on.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Wednesday August 09 2017, @05:27AM (2 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Wednesday August 09 2017, @05:27AM (#550956) Journal

    So it's the FED (US central bank?) that keeps by proxy companies like SoundCloud up and running? what's in it for them?

    So you have uncovered a business opportunity in competing by not being burdened by political correctness? I'll guess China and Russia have no problem exploiting this or even Japan. Or anyone that can fend of these diversity czars.

    I know taking on Google, Twitter, Patreon, etc head on is not workable right now. But they seem to now slide in the wrong direction and there will be a point in time when it will be possible to take a bit out of them and use that to take a even bigger bite, self reinforcing.

    • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Wednesday August 09 2017, @06:10AM (1 child)

      by jmorris (4844) on Wednesday August 09 2017, @06:10AM (#550967)

      More like a side effect. The FED threw trillions out the helicopter over Wall Street with the bailouts and ZIRP, and now the problem is what to do with it? Interest rates are below inflation, most investments are still pretty risky so by default it is inflating a huge bubble in a few stocks. Especially tech stocks. There is also some sort of deal in place where one tech company per niche gets "the mandate of heaven" and is rewarded on losses. The Amazon / Netflix model where a profitable quarter will be brutally punished by the markets, next quarter shows the expected loss and zoom! The company funds itself by converting the increase in equity into operating cash by means not fully understood by mortals. Then there are the companies who make so much profit it is obscene enough they have to hide it with all manner of money losing ventures or stashing it overseas, i.e. Apple and for a long time, Microsoft. It is all a fake economy now so inefficiency doesn't matter too much. They aren't in the selling stuff at a profit business.

      Everything in the tech space is now fantasy, which is why breaking in will be difficult, without the ability to use fantasy math you won't survive long against them. Won't matter whether you try in the valley or in China. Look at Google. Do you really think they are worth two Exxon Mobils? The markets say they are worth that so they can throw around virtually unlimited resources as long as that continues to be the market's opinion. Investors buy it because Exxon gives a 3% dividend while Google's stock price is a rocket sled to the moon.

      • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Wednesday August 09 2017, @06:44AM

        by kaszz (4211) on Wednesday August 09 2017, @06:44AM (#550980) Journal

        If you make something people will pay you for. Then you have succeeded?

        The catch is that any profit in US$, may not be worth anything.