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This has been said over and over again, but companies should always be able to hire and promote the best available candidates. Unfortunately large tech companie
by nodesocket 9y ago
This has been said over and over again, but companies should always be able to hire and promote the best available candidates. Unfortunately large tech companies especially in the bay area are hiring/promoting to meet a quota and prevent any social justice backlash even though it continues [1][2]. They are looking for a perfect 50/50 balance, missing on talent and ultimately what's best for the company. Truely disconcerting.
Look at what's happening at Google, perhaps the most inclusive and liberal ideology company. Entitled and outraged employee still end up suing[3]. Employes who have different political views and try to perhaps explain why there are traditionally more men than women in technology are just fired.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/26/githubs-diversity-is-just-as-bad-as-the-rest-of-silicon-valleys/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/26/githubs-diversity-is-just-...
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/uber-first-diversity-report/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/uber-first-diversity-repor...
[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/technology/google-gender-pay-lawsuit.html?mcubz=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/technology/google-gender-...
- sillysaurus3 9y agoI think quotas are a bad idea, but there is some space between quotas and not being sexualized at the workplace. Women seem to be asking for more of the latter than the former. And luckily, things seem to be changing in that regard. Quotas may turn out to just be a fad. Once people see the destructive effects (like that no woman hired through such a program can escape undertones of "should she really have been hired here?") they'll probably fade. Or, y'know, we could both be wrong and quotas will turn out to be a good thing. It'd be nice to have an objective test.