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posted by martyb on Friday August 11 2017, @02:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the hurry-up-and-stop dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:29PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:29PM (#552623)

    It is enlightening to read the conservative perspective, no matter how wrong it is. Gotta be able to understand where these people are coming from if we are to have any chance of helping them.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday August 12 2017, @05:17PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday August 12 2017, @05:17PM (#552904) Journal
    Well, don't hold back then. Give us your conservative perspective, no matter how wrong it is, so that we may be enlightened.