Google shock for black employee
They ended up taking my ID badge away from me later that day and I was told to call security if I had a problem with it.
A black employee at Google said he was stopped by the company’s security and escorted away after someone reported him as a trespasser.
Angel Onuoha an associate product manager at Google and co-founder of the black-run hedge fund BLK Capital Management, revealed the incident in a now-viral tweet.
“Riding my bike around Google’s campus and somebody called security on me because they didn’t believe I was an employee,” the recent Harvard graduate wrote. “Had to get escorted by two security guards to verify my ID badge.”
“A lot of people keep DM’ing me asking for the full story . . . They ended up taking my ID badge away from me later that day and I was told to call security if I had a problem with it,” he added in a follow-up tweet.
“And that was after holding me up for 30 minutes causing me to miss my bus ride home.”
Onuoha did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. It is unclear in which office Onuoha works.
In a statement to Forbes, Google blamed the incident on an error with Onuoha’s security badge, rejecting any claims of discrimination.
“We take this employee’s concerns very seriously, are in touch with him and are looking into this. We learned that the employee was having issues with his badge due to an administrative error and contacted the reception team for help. After they were unable to resolve the issue, the security team was called to look into and help resolve the issue,” a Google spokesperson said.
In July, Google said that 2020 had been its best year yet in terms of hiring black employees.