Google is struggling to discuss the recent diversity memo controversy internally:
Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, canceled a scheduled all-hands staff meeting—moments before it was scheduled to begin—meant to address concerns over a controversial essay published by former employee James Damore.
In an email to staff, Pichai explained that questions from employees had been leaked and that, in some cases, specific employees' identities were revealed, exposing them to harassment and threats. Instead of today's large-scale meeting, which was to be livestreamed to Google's 60,000 employees worldwide, smaller groups will meet sometime in the future.
"We had hoped to have a frank open discussion today as we always do to bring us together and move forward. But our Dory questions appeared externally this afternoon, and on some websites Googlers are now being named personally," Pichai said in the email.
Also at CNET.
(Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Friday August 11 2017, @02:32PM (1 child)
Let's not play dumb here. If your name is linked to any sort of controversy opinion online, you're likely to receive daily death threats, pizzas 'n' Qurans, get doxed, have your employer called (not really applicable here), and other unsavory stuff. Theoretically, if you anger the wrong person you could become a real target for real harm or assassination, but there are lot of bluffing keyboard warriors out there and much bigger fish to fry anyway. Non-transparent this move may be, but most inner workings of corporations aren't public... until a few employees revolt.
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Sulla on Friday August 11 2017, @03:09PM
Example, the guy who wrote the original memo
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