Fired Google memo writer draws scorn, cheers and a job offer

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#TECHNOLOGY NEWS AUGUST 8, 2017 / 12:17 PM / AN HOUR AGO

Fired Google memo writer draws scorn, cheers and a job offer

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

James Damore confirmed his dismissal from Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday, after he wrote a 10-page memo that the company was hostile to conservative viewpoints shaped by a flawed left-wing ideology.

The manifesto was quickly embraced by some, particularly on the political right, branding him a brave truth-teller. Others found his views, which argued that men in general may be biologically more suited to coding jobs than women, offensive.

Assange, who is praised in some circles for exposing government secrets and castigated by others as an underminer of some nations' security, offered Damore a job.

"Censorship is for losers," Assange wrote on Twitter. "Women & men deserve respect. That includes not firing them for politely expressing ideas but rather arguing back."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-diversity-idUSKBN1AO1WY

[hibbing]

1. Future Fox commentator n/t

[Initech]

2. Diversity? Why I believe that's a very old wooden ship from the Civil War era.

[BannonsLiver]

3. Hard to imagine a bigger POS than Assange

Trump I suppose, but Assange is entering rarified air.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Completely agree!

I'm surprised he hasn't received an offer to be part of the Trump Administration yet. He'd fit right in.

[guillaumeb]

4. How are things working out for Assange on the rape accusations?

Nice to see he is concerned about respect for women.

[PoliticAverse]

5. His firing may have violated the law, see...

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/07/it-may-be-illegal-for-google-to-punish-engineer-over-anti-diversity-memo-commentary.html

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/08/google-employee-fired-diversity-row-considers-legal-action-james-damore

[mythology]

6. Nonsense

He made a 10 page post basically accusing women of being biologically incapable of doing coding work. He's creating a hostile work place. He wasn't fired for his policies. He was fired for being an asshole.

[PoliticAverse]

9. That would be a strong argument for google's side. We'll see if this makes it to court...

or if there's some sort of settlement.

[Iggo]

7. Who got censored?

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