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I think the key new information is this: > When I first circulated the document about a month ago to our diversity groups and individuals at Google, there was

I think the key new information is this: > When I first circulated the document about a month ago to our diversity groups and individuals at Google, there was no outcry or charge of misogyny. I engaged in reasoned discussion with some of my peers on these issues, but mostly I was ignored. Apparently he published the memo about a month ago, and was only fired when it went viral externally.

where_do_i_live 9y ago
Not really new information, that has been known for a few days now actually -at least for myself it has.
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dcole2929 9y ago
The document seems to have moved in several stages. Distributed first narrowly, before eventually going viral to the entire company, and then spreading outward from there to the tech community as a whole before the media eventually picked up on it. It's hard to gauge what the internal opinion was on the issue without knowing how long it had actually been in circulation widely within Google. It's completely possible that it took management that long to catch wind of it.
noncoml 9y ago
It would be nice to have a complete timeline of the memo's life. My guess of the sequence of events is: 1. First sent to the groups in charge of diversity: "I first circulated the document about a month ago to our diversity groups and individuals at Google" 2. Their reply was something along the line of "thanks, but no thanks": "mostly I was ignored" 3. He forwards the memo to a wider group? (My guess) 4. The memo goes viral inside and outside Google 5. Execs have no option but to fire him under the internal and external pressure If my guess is correct it, I don't think Google execs were left with a choice. There is a time, place and way to discuss controversial topics. If on the other hand (3) didn't happen or it was not done by Damore, then Google does seem to not be able to tolerate different opinions and does have a problem indeed.

where_do_i_live 9y ago

Not really new information, that has been known for a few days now actually -at least for myself it has.

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dcole2929 9y ago

The document seems to have moved in several stages. Distributed first narrowly, before eventually going viral to the entire company, and then spreading outward from there to the tech community as a whole before the media eventually picked up on it. It's hard to gauge what the internal opinion was on the issue without knowing how long it had actually been in circulation widely within Google. It's completely possible that it took management that long to catch wind of it.

noncoml 9y ago

It would be nice to have a complete timeline of the memo's life. My guess of the sequence of events is: 1. First sent to the groups in charge of diversity: "I first circulated the document about a month ago to our diversity groups and individuals at Google" 2. Their reply was something along the line of "thanks, but no thanks": "mostly I was ignored" 3. He forwards the memo to a wider group? (My guess) 4. The memo goes viral inside and outside Google 5. Execs have no option but to fire him under the internal and external pressure If my guess is correct it, I don't think Google execs were left with a choice. There is a time, place and way to discuss controversial topics. If on the other hand (3) didn't happen or it was not done by Damore, then Google does seem to not be able to tolerate different opinions and does have a problem indeed.