[jpmoral]

>I think people pushing their political agenda within a company tend to harm the company and it should therefore be ok to fire them.

>That said, I haven't wanted to work for Google for years. But I am from the opposite side from these veterans.

>I felt it was very unjust when James Damore was fired

Well, it can be argued that he was fired for similar reasons.. Are you saying that it's okay depending on which 'side' (a whole other story) someone is on?

[adventskalender]

"Well, it can be argued that he was fired for similar reasons.. Are you saying that it's okay depending on which 'side' (a whole other story) someone is on? "

Good point. I guess what feels particularly unfair to me is that (afaik) Damore published his paper on an internal board, after having been encouraged to state his opinions in a diversity training session. He didn't start out accusing Google publicly. Also, another bit that feels unfair to me is the interpretation of his memo as "hateful".

Other than that - I personally think companies should be allowed to fire whoever they want. Them firing Damore (among other things) just makes them a company I don't want to work for.

[userbinator]

I didn't follow it too closely, but the whole Damore thing seemed like it was more of a reaction to the increasingly political nature of the company.

[jpmoral]

Neither did I, just pointing out that someone's POV might colour what they perceive as justified vs not.