Google House of Glass
This week Google employee James Damore was fired for posting an internal memo questioning the methodology and efficacy of his company’s diversity initiatives. His memo addressed the corporate cultural biases that have arisen and the suppressing effects it has on dissenting views. He also contrasted the average personality traits of men and women. These comments were provided to explain the disparity of participation and success in the tech field. The points and conclusions he made would not be unusual or controversial in a behavioral or social psychology course. Nonetheless, James Damore was neither a psychologist nor was his role at Google to assess the ethics and efficacy of the company’s diversity initiatives. He was terminated for creating a hostile work environment. The legality of his firing and the ensuing court case will be interesting to follow. Also worth debate is the wisdom of posting such a discourse at a time when sexual harassment in the tec
