8AM Couch Chat: Charlotte Tech

Google protest marches that were supposed to happen this weekend are now being postponed. Organizers say, it’s because of threats from “Left-wing terrorists.” The protests were over fired Google engineer, James Damore and his controversial memo.

He took to Reddit Tuesday to share his side of the story, answering questions from users. Damore says, the media took his memo and mischaracterized it… IN his memo Damore suggested biological differences keep women from getting tech jobs. He also argues, Google doesn’t have enough honest discussions about diversity.

The tech industry is huge in Charlotte, and is just getting bigger everyday. Charlotte is ranked the third best city in the nation for tech employees and 13th for the best city for women in tech.

What can tech companies here in Charlotte learn from Google’s problem?