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Except that the google engineer this article refers to was not punished or fired for supporting Trump; he was fired for circulating a memo which claimed there w
by mbillie1 9y ago
Except that the google engineer this article refers to was not punished or fired for supporting Trump; he was fired for circulating a memo which claimed there were immutable biological reasons why approximately 50% of the workforce was unfit to work in his industry.
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- soVeryTired 9y agoCome on. I think some of his arguments were flawed but that's not what he said. For christ's sake.
- vkou 9y agoHe claimed that women are more neurotic and emotional, that it negatively correlates with engineering performance, and that it is the reason why they aren't succeeding. He claims that, therefore, we should make software engineering more emotional and people-focused.
- Chris2048 9y agoWhich is different to "50% of the workforce [is] unfit". There is at least a statistical aspect that you drop in favor of absolutes.
- soVeryTired 9y agoEven then, that's still not what he said.
- mdorazio 9y agoPlease quote from his manifesto where he actually said anything like that. You're both misinterpreting and sensationalizing, which does not help the conversation.