Evan Spiegel, 22, co-creator of Snapchat, right, works with Chia-Yi Lin at the company's offices on Ocean Front Walk on May 6, 2013 in Venice, Calif. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Snap Inc chief executive and co-founder Evan Spiegel said a widely-shared e-mail by a former software engineer who accused the company of harbouring a “sexist” and “toxic” workplace culture was a “wake-up call” that has already prompted change at the Venice firm.
Speaking on stage at the Code Conference in Palos Verdes May 29, Spiegel was asked to respond to a report published earlier in the day by digital news outlet Cheddar about the e-mail and subsequent accusations by the former employee that the makers of Snapchat did not promote diversity.
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