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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: 2) by darkfeline on Friday August 11 2017, @07:15PM (2 children)
This is an internal meeting. Whether or not the meeting was canceled doesn't affect public transparency.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 11 2017, @08:26PM (1 child)
Uh-huh. Internal meetings happen all the time. "Don't discuss this with ANYONE, this is confidential!" And, before the meeting is even over, spouses and special others already have all the details. And, personally, unless I actually agree that the meeting should be secret, I don't feel bound by any of that confidentiality bullshit. And, obviously, no one else does either.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @09:26AM
That's what I thought, too. First time that they said that Runaway was caught in the wrong bathroom, but appropriately dressed, I thought, well, OK, we will just keep this internal. But then it happened a bunch of more times, and I thought, no way we can keep a lid on this! And finally, there was the police chase, the public exhibitionism, that everyone in Texarakansas saw on the evening news, and I thought, who am I to try to keep this secret anymore? So, sorry Runaway, we can't keep you identity a secret anymore! May god have mercy on your sole.