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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by brlewis on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:39AM (#14958179)
If there's a big discussion about underqualified lovers of brainteasers being hired, and my coworkers start to look at me suspiciously, I can simply stop wearing my "I love brainteasers" tee shirt. Underrepresented minorities don't have that option.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by gdix on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:16PM (#14961483)
What's your point?

If we would like to stop using an irrelevant but unchangeable trait (such as gender or race) as a basis for hiring and recruiting, what should we do?

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by brlewis on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:23PM (#14961560)
We should proceed with caution and tact.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by gdix on Thursday August 10, 2017 @01:22AM (#14976682)
Yes, good point.
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