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Yes there is definitely room for discussion on what the best approach should be. Unfortunately the author of the memo comes across as trying to push a specific
by nodamage 9y ago
Yes there is definitely room for discussion on what the best approach should be. Unfortunately the author of the memo comes across as trying to push a specific agenda (multiple paragraphs condescendingly railing against "leftist ideology", for example) and misses the opportunity to actually discuss the merits of Google's hiring programs.
- rwcarlsen 9y agoMaybe. I personally didn't feel like it had a condescending tone. There is toxic culture on all sides which is probably what he was referring to (only on the left in his document since his audience was left-leaning) - rather the more reasonable ideas (which are often drowned out). It probably would have been better if he was a bit more careful, but given the amount of content in the document, it is difficult to walk the line of not offending anyone. I think he did a pretty decent job and hopefully lots of productive discussions will have their genesis with his memo and the stir it caused. There sure are a lot of people that think very differently about things :-)