Last week, a Google employee posted a memo to the company’s internal message board alleging she was discriminated against while pregnant—and that she wouldn’t be returning to Google after maternity leave.
Last week, a Google employee in the company's internal message board issued a memo saying she discriminated against during pregnancy, and she will not return to Google in after maternity leave.
According to Motherboard, nearly 10,000 employees at Google have since seen the memo, which is aptly titled “I’m Not Returning to Google After Maternity Leave, and Here is Why.”
According Motherboard news, Google nearly a million people viewed the article memorandum. Memorandum from the title cleverly became: "I will not return after maternity leave Google, this is the reason."
I’m sharing this statement because I hope it informs needed change in how Google handles discrimination, harassment and retaliation,” the employee wrote.
The employee wrote, "I share this statement, because I hope this explanation: Google in dealing with discrimination, harassment and retaliation need to make some changes."
“This is a long read, but the details are important in understanding the often drawn-out, isolating and painful experience of victims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Also, if anything similar has happened to you, know that you’re not alone.”
"This article is very long, but the details for the understanding of victims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation experience is very important. These experiences are usually very long, isolated and suffering. If a similar thing happened to you, I know you are not alone . "
In the memo, she details several instances of her manager making discriminatory comments about pregnant women.
In the memo, she was fine a few examples of her manager making discriminatory remarks of pregnant women.
Upon reporting the behavior to HR, the employee found that her manager started treating her differently.
She reported this behavior a human resources department, the manager found her attitude changed.
“Almost immediately upon my discussions with HR, my manager’s demeanor towards me changed, and drastically,” she wrote.
"I'm Ministry of Manpower and discussion finished, almost immediately, I am the manager of my attitude would change, and it is a great change."
“I endured months of angry chats and emails, vetoed projects, her ignoring me during in-person encounters, and public shaming. The final blow was finding out my manager was sharing reputation-damaging remarks with other more senior Googlers not on my [product area], and actively interviewing candidates to replace me.”
"I suffered for several months, when the mail and chat are subject to a lot of gas, she denied my project, I encountered when I ignore, openly humiliate me. The final blow was that I found the manager and other qualifications more high Google said some damage my reputation, then, is not about me (product areas) which she also actively interviewing candidates to replace me. "
In a statement to Fast Company, Google denounced retaliatory behavior but didn’t directly address the allegations.
In a statement to "Fast Company" magazine, Google denied the retaliation, but did not make representations directly.
“We prohibit retaliation in the workplace and publicly share our very clear policy,” a spokesperson wrote.
A spokesman wrote, "we prohibit workplace retaliation and openly shared our very clear policy."
“To make sure that no complaint raised goes unheard at Google, we give employees multiple channels to report concerns, including anonymously, and investigate all allegations of retaliation.”
"To ensure that Google will not ignore any complaint, we offer a variety of reporting channels for employees, including anonymous report and investigate all reports of reprisals."
Today's language points
1) aptly adv. Suitably, fittingly, subtly
This image aptly illustrates the awesome beauty of the most complex object in the known universe.
This pair of images aptly depict the beauty of the known universe suffocating the most complex objects.
aptly prototype apt adjectives
. Adj appropriate; clever; the easy ...
an apt description of the situation
Apt description of the situation
. 2) retaliation n retaliation; counterattack
He did not threaten any retaliation.
He did not make any threats of retaliation.
. Retaliation of the infinitive retaliate, v retaliation; answered
If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.
If you are rude to me, then I will be back at the same rude to you.
. 3) demeanor n demeanor; demeanor; behavior
Our demeanor is one of being calm, peaceful and balanced at all times.
Our behavior is at all times remain calm, peace and balance.
If you put on your biggest smile and most polite demeanor, you will win everyone over.
If you show the most brilliant smile, the most polite manner, you will win the favor of everyone.