Google’s full of Left-wing PC bias, says one of its own staff
GOOGLE has been accused by one of its own employees of alienating workers with its politically correct Left-wing bias.
A senior software engineer at the internet giant says those with conservative views are shamed into silence.
In a document distributed to colleagues, the unnamed employee adds: ‘This silencing has created an ideological echo chamber where some ideas are too sacred to be honestly discussed.’
But his ten-page outburst, which was circulated on social media after being posted on the company’s internal forum, prompted a backlash when he then suggested that ‘biological causes’ and ‘neuroticism’ were responsible for the lack of women in top jobs in Silicon Valley – only 19 per cent of Google’s tech posts are filled by women.
He said that women are ‘ more prone to anxiety’ and are more interested in people, while men have a higher drive for status and are more interested in ‘things’.
Google and the US government have set up programmes to help women but if a man complains he risks being labelled as ‘a misogynist and whiner’, he said.
The internal document, titled Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber, says women tend to be more cooperative rather than assertive. ‘This leads to women generally having a harder time negotiating salary, asking for raises, speaking up, and leading.’
The engineer says: ‘In addition to the Left’s affinity for those it sees as weak, humans are generally biased towards protecting females. We need to stop assuming that gender gaps imply sexism.
‘I’m simply stating that the distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and these differences may explain why we don’t see equal representation of women in tech and leadership.’
Women are more interested than men in ‘feelings and aesthetics rather than ideas’, he claims, and so ‘relatively prefer jobs in social or artistic areas’. Higher anxiety and lower stress tolerance may contribute to the lower number of women in high-stress jobs.
‘We always ask why we don’t see women in top leadership positions, but we never ask why we see so many men in these jobs. These positions often require long, stressful hours that may not be worth it if you want a balanced and fulfilling life.
‘Women on average look for more work-life balance while men have a higher drive for status.’
Google, which has its headquarters in San Jose, California, has brought in a series of trendy initiatives after a US government report found ‘systemic’ pay bias against women and ethnic minorities. These included appointing a head of diversity, Danielle Brown. But the document says Google’s affirmative action programmes are discriminatory and argues for more ‘viewpoint diversity’.
‘We’re told by senior leadership that what we’re doing is both the morally and economically correct thing to do, but without evidence this is just veiled Left ideology that can irreparably harm Google,’ the author claims.
‘Discriminating just to increase the representation of women in tech is as misguided and biased as mandating increases for women’s representation in the homeless, work-related and violent deaths, prisons and school dropouts.’
He adds: ‘In highly progressive environments, conservatives are a minority that feel like they need to stay in the closet to avoid open hostility. We should empower those with different ideologies to be able to express themselves.’
However, his strident views, particularly on gender equality, provoked protest on social media with demands for him to be fired.
‘If HR does nothing in this case, I will consider leaving this company for real,’ a Google worker wrote.
Google distanced itself from the document last night. Miss Brown said it is ‘not a viewpoint that I or this company endorses, promotes or encourages’. She added: ‘We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company.’
Ari Balogh, Google’s vice president of engineering, described the views in the document as ‘stereotyping’ and ‘harmful’.
‘Protest on social media’