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Leaked Google 'Microagressions Newsletter' Reveals Blizzard Of Triggered Snowflakes

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For about three years, Google employees have been anonymously reporting dramatic tales of workplace triggerings in an internal newsletter called "Yes, At Google" or YAG. 

For a bit of context, the median Google employee is 30 years old, while 90% of political donations made by employees of parent Alphabet are to Democrats, according to GovPredict. In short, the same demographic which has adjusted so well to the Trump presidency is - surprise, very sensitive

Described as a "curated monthly newsletter of anonymized incidents of micro-aggressions & micro-corrections," the YAG newsletter was launched in 2016 as an employee's pet-project, and has exploded into a full blown production with an editorial board - having been absorbed by the company's "Respect@" program. 

While the newsletter's existence has been previously reportedsomeone leaked three editions of YAG to the Daily Caller's J. Arthur Bloom - and they're glorious. Some notable excerpts are below, while we can only hope someone puts together a dramatic reading, since that's all the rage (See: the Daily Caller's Beto O'Rourke cow-centric creeper poem reading for reference). 

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A deaf person told to watch her "tone"

"Reminded today by my manager that I need to be more aware of my tone when interacting with others as sometimes it's often not appropriate given the situation. Fact: I am deaf and rely on Cochlear implants to 'hear.' I cannot differentiate tones."

The soy police

"A coworker approached me to say that he noticed I consumed a lot of soy products (I'm a vegetarian) and that he was worried my testicles would shrink, my testosterone would fail, and estrogen would rise. It was inappropriate to begin with, but also cast people with lower testosterone as less masculine or manly."

Pronoun problems

"Someone I know has been effectively pressured into not using their preferred pronouns in work communications because some members of their team find it unclear or confusing. The person has tried to open a dialogue to find ways to make communications clearer while still using their preferred pronouns, but has had these efforts shut down."

Flirting gone wrong (TVC means 'Temp, Vendor or Contract' employees, as opposed to a full employee)

"I'm a TVC and I've not completed my first month here. Last week in a cafe a man approached me while I was eating breakfast to tell me that he felt 'compelled' to tell me how he was attracted to me. I was wearing my wedding ring at the time (always). Then a few days later a different man who I've caught staring at my before, makes up a very thinly veiled excuse to talk to me in the lobby.

"Then the next day he pings me on google chat with another flimsy excuse to talk. Opening with 'struggled to get your idap. Had to track your location, lol' … it's nothing to laugh about and I don't see anything funny about this. I'm here to work and I don't feel respected because of my gender."


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