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To be clear, I would not have done what Uber did, and I don't think it was a good idea. I am trying to figure out where the boundaries of discrimination lie; I
by nickff 10y ago
To be clear, I would not have done what Uber did, and I don't think it was a good idea. I am trying to figure out where the boundaries of discrimination lie; I thought I could have this kind of conversation on HN, but I was wrong.
- tptacek 10y agoDid the boundary I just laid out for you not make sense? If you create some kind of badge or wearable emblem of belonging to an elite division inside your company, it's the obligation of the company to ensure that every member of that division can wear it, and it's further egregiously discriminatory if you structure it in such a way that women are actively discouraged from wearing it.
- nickff 10y agoI think that what you laid out was a good framework, and good advice, but I don't think that failing to follow best-practices necessarily means that you are being discriminatory.
- tptacek 10y agoMy two responses to this would be: * The failure here transcends "best practices" and reaches the level of "teamicidal". * While being teamicidal doesn't automatically make you bigoted, if your teamicidal action specifically targets a workplace minority, that does.
- nickff 10y agoYes, it looks like this episode definitely did permanent damage to the team. I've never heard of the term 'teamicide', but have "Peopleware" on order, and am looking forward to reading it. I tried to avoid specifically passing judgement on whether or not Uber was discriminatory in my initial comment, as I don't want to be dragged into that morass, and I will not take a 'side' on this case.