Justin Sullivan/Getty Images • According to screenshots acquired by Wired, support for James Damore’s anti-diversity manifesto was shared and discussed on Google’s internal message system. • One commenter made a direct comparison to the 2016 election, saying Google’s culture led Damore to feel “like they are being forcibly dragged into [sic] ideological indoctrination chamber.” • […]
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In many ways, the Google manifesto is a cry for help
James Damore / Facebook Lisa Abeyta is founder and CEO of APPCityLife. When an engineer from Google recently decided to share a ten-page explanation on why the company’s inclusion policies were flawed, a maelstrom ensued after the so-called Google Manifesto was obtained and published by Gizmodo. It went from being an internal issue to a very public one, with immediate […]
That Google Manifesto Really Put Executives In a Bind
Memo challenges company’s training on unconscious bias https://media.wired.com/photos/598904e47eed4f0eb2c79d94/master/pass/SnakeGoogle-492988164-%5BConverted%5D.jpg Feed: All Latest
Google employee says he’s exploring ‘all possible legal remedies’ after he was fired over anti-diversity manifesto
Thomson Reuters (Reuters) – Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo that ascribed gender inequality in the technology industry to biological differences. James Damore, the engineer who wrote the memo, confirmed his dismissal saying that he had been fired for “perpetuating gender stereotypes,” in an email to Reuters on Monday. Damore said […]
Google CEO says he cut his family vacation short because of an anti-diversity scandal sparked by an employee’s manifesto
Kimberly White/Getty Images Following the release of a controversial manifesto written by a Google employee, CEO Sundar Pichai said that the “very difficult few days” had forced him to end his family vacation. “I have been on work related travel in Africa and Europe the past couple of weeks and had just started my family vacation here this […]
The Google employee who wrote the anti-diversity manifesto was fired after CEO Sundar Pichai called it ‘Not OK’ (GOOG, GOOGL)
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A Google engineer has been fired following the release of a now-infamous manifesto against diversity. The engineer confirmed to Bloomberg he was fired Monday. His manifesto caused tremendous shockwaves across Google and the larger tech industry. A source confirmed the firing, but a Google spokesperson declined to comment on personnel matters. The news […]
Martin Lewis: Tory manifesto policies that should be dropped – poll reveals SHOCK result
The Money Saving Expert tweeted his followers today asking them to vote in a poll which is still ongoing on the Money Saving Expert website. He posted: “Which (if any) Tory manifesto policy would you like to see dropped? PLEASE VOTE in the MSE site poll…” Following last week’s General Election, Conservatives currently have the […]
Eamonn Holmes CLASHES with Jon Ashworth over Labour manifesto: 'Don't wriggle out of this'
The shadow health secretary was forced to answer tough questions about Labour’s manifesto, especially in relation to their spending. Holmes began: “Your answer is spend, spend, spend – at least the Conservatives are trying to close the deficit.” However, Ashworth was quick to jump to the defence of his party, replying: “David Cameron and George […]
Burqas should be banned because they block Vitamin D from sunlight – UKIP manifesto
Published time: 27 May, 2017 14:38 The UK Independence Party (UKIP) says burqas should be banned in Britain, and its reason is rather off-the-wall. The far-right party says the Muslim garb blocks women from receiving essential Vitamin D from the sun. Read more The party, which has long slammed the burqa, let loose on the […]