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What do you mean by bias? This claim assumes that bias against certain cultures is necessary for growth, but why is bias always bad? For example, if I hire an
by TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
What do you mean by bias? This claim assumes that bias against certain cultures is necessary for growth, but why is bias always bad?
For example, if I hire an experienced senior dev over a junior, that's biased against the younger worker because of their lack of experience. Yet I end up with a more productive workforce. How is that bad? How do we determine which kind of biases are bad and which are good?
- killjoywashere 9y agoYou want a lighter, more resilient bridge, you put the concrete under tension. You want a lighter, more resilient bicycle wheel, you put the spokes under tension. You want a lighter, more resilient company, adding a little tension to the teams because you know the company will have to weather diversity-related issues.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoIntentionally causing conflict and lowering the quality of life of your workers just so some diversity quota can be met seems kind of sociopathic to me. I really don't see how intentional conflict would benefit a company.
- killjoywashere 9y agoI'm pretty sure the US's better nature is to be a melting pot of the world. I'm sure if you've gotten this far, you can get along with other people and realize it is beneficial to all when you do.