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Nah, the employee blackened the eye of the company he works for, potentially causing monetary loss. As a result of the employees controversial memo, the company

Nah, the employee blackened the eye of the company he works for, potentially causing monetary loss. As a result of the employees controversial memo, the company deemed it necessary to terminate the employee to prevent any additional costs incurred with keeping him on. He's free to spew whatever nonsense he wanto, just like his employer is free to prevent themselves from losing money. :)

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weberc2 9y ago
It's illegal to fire people over their politics, and that's clearly what happened here.
- greekyogurt21 9y ago
  Ah yes, I totally forgot that "males are less neurotic and have more drive than females". Silly me. Good luck finding any women to work with you when you spew such nonsense. Aka creating a toxic work place
  - Aunche 9y ago
    Many psychological studies have confirmed psychological differences between men and women. It is not toxic to discuss these findings.
  - weberc2 9y ago
    It seems like half of this debate is utterly preoccupied with misrepresenting the other half. I guess the social justice position is too weak and it's adherents lacking in integrity.
- deong 9y ago
  (1) It's not illegal to fire someone for their politics (it's not one of the enumerated protected classes under federal employment laws anti-discrimination law at least), and (2) it's not "clearly" what happened here -- arguably sure, but there are other ways to see it.
  - gkop 9y ago
    In fact regarding (1) CA state law adds a protected class "Political activities or affiliations", http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment-discrimination-31690.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment...
  - weberc2 9y ago
    Oh shit. You're right; I thought for sure I read otherwise. My mistake. As my sibling commenter notes, it is apparently illegal in CA.
peak_body_yo 9y ago
The devil's advocate says that there are many opinions that you would disagree should be fireable.

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weberc2 9y ago

It's illegal to fire people over their politics, and that's clearly what happened here.

greekyogurt21 9y ago
Ah yes, I totally forgot that "males are less neurotic and have more drive than females". Silly me. Good luck finding any women to work with you when you spew such nonsense. Aka creating a toxic work place
- Aunche 9y ago
  Many psychological studies have confirmed psychological differences between men and women. It is not toxic to discuss these findings.
- weberc2 9y ago
  It seems like half of this debate is utterly preoccupied with misrepresenting the other half. I guess the social justice position is too weak and it's adherents lacking in integrity.
deong 9y ago
(1) It's not illegal to fire someone for their politics (it's not one of the enumerated protected classes under federal employment laws anti-discrimination law at least), and (2) it's not "clearly" what happened here -- arguably sure, but there are other ways to see it.
- gkop 9y ago
  In fact regarding (1) CA state law adds a protected class "Political activities or affiliations", http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment-discrimination-31690.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment...
- weberc2 9y ago
  Oh shit. You're right; I thought for sure I read otherwise. My mistake. As my sibling commenter notes, it is apparently illegal in CA.

peak_body_yo 9y ago

The devil's advocate says that there are many opinions that you would disagree should be fireable.