Apple employees circulate petition demanding investigation into ‘misogynistic’ new hire

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A group of Apple employees has written a petition asking for an investigation into the hiring of Antonio García Martínez — a former Facebook product manager and author of the book Chaos Monkeys.

In the petition, the employees expressed concern about García Martínez’s views on women and people of color. His hiring “calls into question parts of our system of inclusion at Apple, including hiring panels, background checks, and our process to ensure our existing culture of inclusion is strong enough to withstand individuals who don’t share our inclusive values.”

García Martínez, who has also written for Wired, was the project manager for Facebook’s ad targeting team from 2011 to 2013. Most of the things the Apple employees have expressed...

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