The first thing that needs to be said about Google's decision to fire an employee who wrote an internal memo criticizing the company's diversity initiatives is: fair enough. But that doesn't mean axing someone for mouthing off in a memo is a smart move. Yet, how can that be the case if voicing an honest, respectfully worded opinion is a fireable offense at Google? "On average, men and women biologically differ in many ways," Damore wrote (and it's hard to argue with him on that). Since Damore is being hailed by some as a free speech martyr – and Damore has said he'll sue Google — I'll repeat that I think Google had every right to fire him.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2017 09:00 UTC