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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by thex10 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:25AM (#14956630)
The people around me might be pondering all sorts of strange things - if they're not disrupting my life as they work through those thoughts then that is OK with me.

I can mind my own business. I'm not really into the 'dig through someone's life history to find the one objectionable thing and then destroy their lives for it' trope.

Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by peoplewindow on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:36AM (#14957124)
Damore wasn't disrupting other people's lives either. Or at least nobody has alleged he was, except via the oil-covered argument that "by expressing his concerns he has disrupted my mental wellbeing".

You very clearly cannot tolerate people who disagree with you: you just expressed support for firing him. That means people around you absolutely WILL hide their true feelings from you because they will perceive you as a witch-hunter who is out to get them.

You are making a hostile workplace environment and you can't even see it.

Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by thex10 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:53AM (#14957278)
I actually think his writing the document itself was not as disruptive as the resulting outrage and debate.

I'm not a witch hunter but I'm flattered you want to assume I'm one simply because I'd rather hunker down and do my job than be forced into a debate about the perception of hiring policies.