Google Cancels Diversity Town Hall Over Concerns for Employee Safety

The original source has previously been submitted (but downflagged/modded as of 2 hours since submission): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14985001

A textbook example of poor leadership.

"I'd encourage each of you to make an effort over the coming days to reach out to those who might have different perspectives from your own," he said. "I will be doing the same."

And then firing them...

James Damore has gained nearly 20k followers on twitter in a few hrs.

50% of googlers disagree with the firing.

Steve Bannon has knives out for google.

A congressman is calling for a senate investigation of google.

Google managers were caught on twitter bragging about personal and cross company blacklists.

This canceling is obvious damage control, the chief officers have some work to do.