Google Fired Exec For Not Being ‘Inclusive’ By Favoring High Performers, Lawsuit Alleges

A former high-ranking Google executive, who was allegedly sexually harassed by his boss, was later fired by the tech giant for failing to be “inclusive” A lawsuit in New York Federal Court alleges that he simply favored highly-performing employees.

Google fired Ryan Olohan, its managing director of food, beverages, and restaurants in August. He told him that he wasn’t qualified for the job. “inclusive” According to the lawsuit, it is enough.

“In response to Olohan’s request during the call for specifics as to why Google believed he was not inclusive, Google’s Employee Investigations team explained that he had shown favoritism towards high performers, which it considered ‘non-inclusive,’ and commented on employees’ walking pace and hustle, which it considered ‘ableist,’” The Suit said.

In February 2022, Adam Stewart, vice president of Google’s consumer, government & entertainment division, told Olohan that there were “obviously too many white guys” in the division and in July, Stewart and the company’s human resources department “encouraged Olohan to terminate the employment of a male member of his team and replace him with a female hire,” The suit was said.

The suit stated that vague references to “inclusion” Olohan was simply criticized for being a white man. “Defendants discriminated against Olohan because of his gender and race, in violation of his statutory rights,” The suit was said.

Olohan’s allegations of non-inclusion are noteworthy because his online footprint indicates that he had an unusually strong commitment towards inclusion.

Olahan is married to an Asian woman and has seven children. According to a 2020 report, Olahan, a former tech executive, runs an ice-cream parlor that fosters inclusion by employing people with Down syndrome. Article about his shop—which is called “Seven Scoops” And has the motto “Many Flavors One Community.”

New Jersey’s ice cream shop donated more that $70,000 to help the poor in its first six months. Olohan organized an event where dozens of children slept outside in tents to raise funds and foster empathy for the homeless.

“My life revolves around God, family, Google and Seven Scoops – in that order,” Olohan stated in the article.

According to the lawsuit, Google praised Olohan for his high performance and promoted him quickly. “Founders Award” Every year, you receive a $250,000 equity award.

The suit claims that Olohan was victim to sexual harassment at work. However, the company seemed not interested in policing the matter. Tiffany Miller, a female employee was accused of drinking. “rubbed his stomach” at work and informed him that he had “such a nice body,” According to the lawsuit. Olohan filed a human resources complaint, but the company did nothing—with an HR rep noting that if the situation was “reversed,” According to the lawsuit, it would have happened if a man came onto a female.

Olohan sued Google and Miller, claiming that Miller had repeatedly accused him. “microaggressions” It stated that in retaliation, however, human resources officials were present at his remarks and confirmed that the man had not microaggressed.

Google made the statement in a statement “This employee was terminated with cause after a thorough investigation of complaints by numerous employees. We firmly stand by our decision here and we will vigorously defend ourselves against these claims.”

Olohan did no return my request for comment.

Miller representatives stated in a statement that “This lawsuit is a fictional account of events filled with numerous falsehoods, fabricated by a disgruntled ex-employee, who was senior to Ms. Miller at Google. Ms. Miller never made any ‘advance’ toward Mr. Olohan, which witnesses can readily corroborate. Even more disturbing is the overt sexism and racism in Mr. Olohan‘s efforts to blame others for his termination.”

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