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A Google employee, who said she was fired by the tech giant in September, claimed Monday that her manager told her that her way of speaking, with a heavy Baltimore accent, was a "disability" that she should disclose.
April Christina Curley, a Black woman, claimed on Twitter she was repeatedly denied promotions, denied leadership opportunities, shouted at, intentionally excluded from meetings and had her compensation cut at Google.
"Ultimately my last manager, his manager and HR decided that the best way to shut me up was to fire me," Curley said.
A Google spokesperson told Business Insider: "We don't agree with the way April describes her termination, but it's not appropriate for us to provide a commentary about her claims."