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Re:Twilio cutting 11% – Letter from CEO [pdf] by pastor_bob on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:27AM (#32837713)
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

If 90% of the people who work at Twilio are white, and 90% of the laid off people are white, that isn't discrimination.

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Re:Twilio cutting 11% – Letter from CEO [pdf] by Bakary on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:34AM (#32837825)
If the decision to fire is based on the demographic makeup rather than the individual's performance, it would still be discrimination (in a purely ethical sense)
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