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Never said that - The story wasn't "I almost quit my job" - the story was "I almost quit tech." If you want to keep generalizing - we can keep going to "I almo
by joelrunyon 9y ago
Never said that -
The story wasn't "I almost quit my job" - the story was "I almost quit tech." If you want to keep generalizing - we can keep going to "I almost quit modern cities and went off to live as a hermit."
I think it's important to share her story. However, it's more powerful when people don't overreach, and talk about their specific situation and how it had specific instances & issues because it allows people to understand, empathize & change things that are within their circle of influence.
Saying "tech" has a problem is easy to say, but it doesn't actually provide any actionable insight on what to do about it.
- KirinDave 9y agoSo... You want to mollify her point by saying, "Not all tech?" I'm just confused, because this seems like such an obvious statement. Of course not every workplace is this bad. Why does that have to be said here? The author seems to convey a frustration with what she feels is an industy-level problem. Given the events of the last 5 years and the general statistics for women in tech, maybe that's not unreasonable. Both your point and hers can coexist in the same narrative. It's just that your point seems a bit like you're mad the article wasn't copy-edited to avoid pedantic objections about implicit quantification.
- joelrunyon 9y agoYou're looking for an argument that you're not going to get. I'm all about holding people accountable - but in order to do that you have to be specific about who is causing the issue & what they're doing. Have a good day.