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Black Google product manager claimed he was stopped last week by security after he posted a viral tweet.
The employee stated that "somebody called security because they didn’t believe I was an Employee."
Forbes was told by a spokesperson for Google that Google takes the concerns of workers very seriously.
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Black Google employee claims he was stopped at work by security after being reported.
Forbes reported that Angel Onuoha is an associate product manager at company and a Harvard University graduate. He tweeted that security stopped him and said he didn't believe he was working for the company.
Onuoha posted the viral tweet on September 20: "Riding my bicycle around Google's campus, and somebody called security because they didn’t believe I was an employer." "Had two security guards accompany me to verify my ID badge.
Onuoha posted two days later that security had taken his ID badge from him. Security told me to call security if there was a problem.
He said, "And that was after I had been up for about 30 minutes, which caused me to miss my bus home," he continued.
Onuoha's LinkedIn profile states that he works in Google's Mountain View office, California.
Insider reached out to Angel and Google for comment but they did not respond immediately. A spokesperson for Google told Forbes that they "take the concerns of this employee very seriously" and had contacted him about it.
Forbes spokesperson said that they learned that an employee had issues with his badge because of an administrative error. Forbes contacted them for assistance. "After they couldn't resolve the issue, the security staff was called to investigate and resolve the problem."
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The statement added: "More broadly speaking, we have taken recent steps to reduce badging incidents. We made it clear that employees should not investigate access concerns. Forbes states that our goal is to make Google an inclusive workplace for everyone and to create a greater sense of belonging.
As Insider reported, last year, black employees at Google expressed dissatisfaction with Google's response to anti-racism protests. In 2019, an ex-employe stated that they "never stopped feeling burdened by being black at Google" in a memo which included three ways the company can improve its diversity and inclusion efforts.
Gallup's 2020 report found that one in four Black workers experienced discrimination in their jobs in the last year. Many workers of color prefer to work at home than deal with microaggressions in person in the workplace since the pandemic.
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