Why I Was Fired by Google
His take still seems a little tone deaf and defensive (e.g., repeated use of &quot;echo chamber&quot;). But he hits the nail on the head of why Google fired him:<p><pre><code>  ... they really couldn&#x27;t do otherwise.
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No matter what you think about the memo, Google had absolutely no option but to fire Mr. Damore once this blew up into a firestorm (internally and externally).