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by yongjik 4007 days ago
Since this guy has no clue, let me clarify as someone who worked at Google until recently:

Any Google employee who spews something like "Google is perfect if you are 20-something, white or Asian, Jewish/blah blah background male..." will be (with high probability) asked by his[1] coworkers WTF he is talking about, and would he please shut up or learn to open his mouth without insulting his coworkers. If the behavior continues, it may or may not result in disciplinary action, though the consensus seemed that there aren't enough disciplinary action. (I guess it depends on who you ask.)

Contrary to popular conception, Google employs a lot of thoughtful people and they want to make their workplace a better place to live and work.

[1] I'd normally say "their", but it seems "his" here is more coherent with my... "observation of reality."

2 comments

"Any Google employee who spews something like" -- I don't see that he was commenting on what Google employees say.
May I ask which Google location you were/are located at?
Mountain View. (DISCLAIMER: It's a vast office space, so different part of the organization might have different cultures. My perception is from my personal experience as well as from reading through internal Google+, mailing lists, etc.)
Hearing this from a korean that moved to US is funny :-)