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Black, deaf Google worker who was touted as diversity success story sues tech giant for discrimination
NY Post ^ | March 14, 2024 | Alyona Uvarova

Posted on 03/14/2024 4:35:33 PM PDT by Robwin

A black, deaf Google employee – who had been celebrated at corporate events and on social media as a success story for the search giant’s inclusive workplace – has accused the company of discrimination based on her disability and race.

In an explosive lawsuit filed in the US Northern District of California, Jalon Hall — the first and only black, deaf hire at Google, according to Wired — slammed Google for limiting her access to sign-language interpreters months after starting the job.

In the complaint, the worker painted Google’s management environment as hostile and racially charged.

She cited Google’s manager at the company’s machine-learning research program calling her an “aggressive black deaf woman” and advising her to “keep her mouth shut and take a sales role”. Google also excluded her from roundtable discussions and passed her over for promotion due to “inaccurate evaluation” after three years, according to the suit.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: discrimination; google; goolag
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Oh, the irony! How delicious.
1 posted on 03/14/2024 4:35:33 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: Robwin

Another black person about to be wealthy.


2 posted on 03/14/2024 4:38:08 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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calling her an “aggressive black deaf woman”

How many of those adjectives are in dispute?

3 posted on 03/14/2024 4:38:48 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Robwin

Most of them are aggressive black( fill in the blanks)


4 posted on 03/14/2024 4:39:42 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Robwin

aggressive black deaf woman


https://nationaldeafcenter.org/news-items/statement-racism-and-oppression/

National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA)

Helping to Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities (HEARD)

National Deaf People of Color Conference


5 posted on 03/14/2024 4:39:58 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Robwin

At Intel Oregon, we had a crazy muz who had a picture of the Ayatollah in his cube, wanted to know how to buy machine guns and thought Iran should have nuclear weapons.

Every time Intel tried to get rid of him, he claimed discrimination.
I sure hope they got rid of this nut case before he pops a fuse and kills 50 engineers.

I was going to notify the FBI but like now, it could have got me fired.


6 posted on 03/14/2024 4:40:37 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Robwin

Play virtual signaling games, win virtual signaling prizes.


7 posted on 03/14/2024 4:46:25 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Robwin

Stupid

The United Nations works there...

Case dismissed


8 posted on 03/14/2024 4:47:46 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Black, deaf Google worker who was touted as diversity success story sure plays a mean pin ball.....
9 posted on 03/14/2024 4:48:34 PM PDT by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling, the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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To: monkeyshine

If they tired of her complaining all they had to do was walk away...


10 posted on 03/14/2024 4:48:41 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Robwin

Ree ReeEEee ReEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!


11 posted on 03/14/2024 4:50:14 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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I hired a deaf guy as a systems analyst. Programmed my TRS-80 so I could close caption the classes in Structured Analysis so he could learn. The problem was he couldn’t interface with users to find out what they wanted. Luckily he was a great illustrator, so we transferred him to our art department.


12 posted on 03/14/2024 4:50:38 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Robwin

This lawsuit is wonderfully diverse. So progressive!


13 posted on 03/14/2024 4:53:29 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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The blacks aren’t waiting for whitey to come off the “reparations” big bucks. They’re going to get their free money through lawsuits. Legal thievery involving dumbass honky juries.


14 posted on 03/14/2024 4:55:15 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Could a "caravan" of freeloading U.S. citizens be able to make it into Mexico before they are shot?)
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To: Robwin

They deserved that.


15 posted on 03/14/2024 4:58:56 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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slammed Google for limiting her access to sign-language interpreters months after starting the job.

I'm sure there are many FReepers with a disability on this site. So it's always important to make a reasonable accommodation so everyone's needs will be met.

To me, she got hired. Maybe she needed training/orientation. So after that, she shouldn't need an interpreter. After all, there is email. And paper and pen.

Unfortunately, it does not look like she is interested in working. Google gave her an opportunity. Her employer is going to think twice about hiring another Black person or a disabled person because they're not going to do the work or they're looking for a quick payday.

Thanks Obama.

16 posted on 03/14/2024 4:59:58 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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They’re going to get their free money through lawsuits.

Sad. We have brilliant people like Clarence Thomas. You should think more folks should aspire to be like him. But apparently they're not celebrating Clarence Thomas' accomplishments in the community.

17 posted on 03/14/2024 5:01:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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"Black, deaf Google worker who was touted as diversity success story sure plays a mean pin ball....."

Hilarious! I wish I had thought of it.

18 posted on 03/14/2024 5:05:34 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Robwin

I worked at a company a very long time ago.

One of my co-workers who was quite black was making fun of another co-worker who was native american.

(we both liked the guy but his genius about being stupid was legendary, I even started drawing cartoons everytime he did something incomprehensible)

co worker said, you know if I owned this agency, I would hire a dozen just like him.... big dumb and stupid.

so a few days later the company newsletter comes out, and they ask us to nominate people for being outstanding.

I nominate Moose, cause that was his name and say “I have heard it said that if I ran this agency I would hire a dozen just like him.”

so they gave him a big award and some money, and got his picture in the monthly newsletter. I feel bad cause it went to his head because he believed his great press.


19 posted on 03/14/2024 5:06:08 PM PDT by algore
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To: Robwin

LOL...DEI for thee, but not for me.


20 posted on 03/14/2024 5:06:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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