Snapchat engineer blasts 'sexist' and 'toxic' workplace culture

A departing Snapchat engineer has sent a blistering email to her colleagues on her last day, calling the culture at the technology firm “toxic” and “sexist”.

Shannon Lubetich left Snap’s San Francisco office in November after sending the email to 1,300 former colleagues - Cheddar reports. In the letter, she listed traits that engineers could have, including being 'kind,' 'a woman,' and 'a person of color [sic].'

“It's fine if this list doesn't describe you,” she wrote. “But it's not fine if you think, consciously or subconsciously, that these traits prevent you from being a good engineer. It is my deepest hope that this company can be a place that is kind, smart, and creative. I'm just done fighting for it when very few other people seem to care.”

This list also included 'a person who takes more than 2 days off when their child is born,' 'a person who isn’t straight,' and 'a person who doesn’t drink Red Bull or alcohol.'