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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by tooltalk on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:28PM (#16099414)
He never lied about having a PhD. He was in middle of his PhD program when he decided to drop out and join Google -- nowhere in his his LinkedIn page, did he falsely indicate that he finished his PhD.

Da'More must have completed at least course work and research required for master's, however, and Harvard gave him master's instead.

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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by comicjk on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:49PM (#16101573)
Until he was asked about it, Damore's LinkedIn "Education" section said "Harvard University / PhD, Systems Biology / 2011-2013".

After, he changed it to "Harvard University / Master of Science - MS, Systems Biology / 2011-2013".

The fact that his old profile said PhD, in place of the MS degree he actually had, does look to me like falsely indicating that he had a PhD.

http://www.businessinsider.com/james-damore-removes-phd-stud...

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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by tooltalk on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @09:07AM (#16106212)
Sure, I see where the confusion might arise.

I guess most folks don't take Linkedin seriously -- my LinkedIn profile there is also outdated. When I dropped out of college to work a few years in industry, I indicated years I attended, relevant course works, and matriculation status in my resume, but, LinkedIn is just a social networking site for business -- and only recently it's transformed into a job search site. IMO, it's a stretch to say Damore's LinkedIn page was intended to mislead potential employer or the public.

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