Irony Alert – Featuring Google and Jalon Hall
Hark! A tale as old as Silicon Valley itself re-emerges, cloaked this time in a shroud of cruel irony. Poor dears at Google, who, in a move intended to celebrate their diversity and inclusiveness, got themselves punked. Seems the person they chose to showcase, Jalon Hall, has thrown a curveball at them. She is rather accusing them of discrimination based on disability and race. Cue awkward silence.
That’s Unfortunate: The Lowdown
- Google, in an attempt to win inclusiveness brownie points, highlighted employee Jalon Hall on their social media platform, hashtagging it as #LifeAtGoogle.
- A wild twist in events followed as Hall accused Google of discrimination on the basis of her disability and race—quite the opposite of Google’s self-proclaimed inclusive environment.
- The featured employee’s allegations pull back the curtain on a potentially uncomfortable reality, one that’s misaligned with the diversity policies Google has been trumpeting.
How to Make Friends and Influence Discrimination Lawsuits. Not.
Well, it appears the folks over at Google may have unintentionally insulted someone they were actually trying to celebrate. Seems their rainbow flag doesn’t cover all shades after all. So much for a company’s strive for diversity and inclusivity, eh? It’s a case of “Say what we do, not do what we say,” echoing age-old issues related to workplace discrimination. A quick note to Google- pro tip, guys: ‘Inclusive’ is more than just a fancy word to slap on a hashtag. To be continued in the next episode of Companies Trying to Look Woke and Failing Miserably… Stay tuned!
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https://www.wired.com/story/google-black-deaf-worker-diversity-suing-discrimination/
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