Ex-Google Employee Sues Alleging He Was Fired Over Pro-Diversity Posts

The workplace is a professional environment and company resources should never be used to promote someone's personal political agenda.

Companies don't care about social politics. They care about liability.

Chevalier became a liability when Damore quoted him in his lawsuit. Before that, he could say whatever he wanted not because Google agreed with him but because his opinions were popular and his antics were unlikely to provoke the other employees. But the second firing him was more profitable than keeping him, they dropped him like a rock.

Don't take your politics to work and don't be a bigot to a coworker even if everyone else agrees with you. Stop making memes and do your damn job.

This, or some version of this, is getting posted a lot.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16434251

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16434283

As pretty much every comment points out, this is a really predictable and unsurprising event.