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Ask HN: What is the most LGBT friendly company you know of, preferably hiring?
- Rjevski 8y agoUK or US?
- dom96 8y agoa.k.a the only two countries in the world
- kaishiro 8y agoIt's easy to read that as an either-or, but you could also frame it as an either-of-these-two? I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
- Rjevski 8y agoAka the only two countries I've had experience with and for which I could answer the original question.
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThe person in question is in CA
- simonebrunozzi 8y agoHow can I show you that we are 100% LGBT friendly, even if we don't have any LGBT employee yet?
- sandebert 8y agoHow would you know you don't have a LGBT employee..!?
- allworknoplay 8y agothe commenter's bio indicates that they're currently starting a business; they probably know their employees pretty well if they even have any.
- foxyv 8y agoI don't know about that. If a person doesn't want to say so, it's almost impossible to determine if a person is LGB or T. Especially people you are extremely close to. We tend to be blind about that sort of thing.
- simonebrunozzi 8y agoWe're 3 co-founders and 3 employees, and we know each other really well - that's the only reason why I know we don't have any LGBT employees yet.
- undoware 8y agoI really appreciate that an honest answer to this question gets instantly hammered with -4 points and dropping. Guess what? This space isn't friendly either, and it itself will erase all evidence of that. Just like most companies.
- sctb 8y agoI expect that users perceived and reacted to antagonism in “Take a seat, cis.” It's a convention on this site to avoid such personal jabs and instead stick to the topic at hand.
- rhencke 8y agoI am someone who flagged your post. I promise, it had nothing to do with your content, and it had nothing to do with this space not being friendly to those who are LGBT - I am one of those four letters, myself. It had to do with the dismissal and disrespect you showed someone whose tone and message showed nothing but wishing to reach out, connect, learn and accept.
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- undoware 8y agoWith all due respect, if you (think) you don't yet have an LGBT employee, then you can't know if you're friendly. And hence you're a risk. Take a seat, cis.
- allworknoplay 8y agorelax, the commenter's bio indicates that they're currently starting a business; they probably know their employees pretty well if they even have any.
- xpaulbettsx 8y agoStart by hiring them! Then, when they bring up things that need to be fixed, Listen To Them
- foxyv 8y agoCheck out these resources published by the HRC: https://www.hrc.org/resources/employer-resources https://www.hrc.org/resources/employer-resources Also, you may have an LGBT employee. We tend to be only as visible as we are comfortable. There really is no way to tell.
- maxxxxx 8y agoIn my company we have plenty of LGBT employees and nobody seems to care. They are people like everyone else. I think that's as friendly as it can get. I bet there are lots of companies like that.
- panic 8y agoI think OP is looking for something above the baseline of "nobody seems to care".
- pmiller2 8y agoWhy? Isn’t that where we really ought to be? I don’t see why a company should be more or less “friendly” to anyone based on their gender or sexual orientation.
- agentdrtran 8y agoCompanies ideally will support LGBT inclusive events, charities, etc.
- hutzlibu 8y agoDo you intent to mate at work? How else is it relevant? Serious question, I mean is the sexual preferation not something very irrelevant in any professional company today? (military and sports excluded)
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- chipuni 8y agoIf it's a large company, the HRC corporate ratings should list how LGBT-friendly it is: https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/corporate-equality-index https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/corporate-equality-index Good luck in your job search.
- foxyv 8y agoBe advised, sometimes mileage varies with the larger corporations despite HRC ratings. Even if the overall company has policies against discriminatory behavior it can occur anyways at the department level. CVS recently had an incident where a pharmacist engaged in anti-transgender behavior like breaking HIPPA and refusing to fill prescriptions. Eventually they responded to it because of media attention, but a lot of this stuff happens under the table.
- thecortado 8y agoHong Kong and Japan has a directory too. The best way is to have LGBTQ colleagues say you are. Voices from trans, women, people of colour, and folks with disabilities will count for more. Show actively that you have policies such as gender neutral washrooms or benefits for same sex partners. And if you have no lgbtq colleagues and are a really open company, It should reflect in your language. The really inclusive companies are obvious to those who are looking, such as what terminology you use, how your recruitment team phrases hiring copy, what Twitter accounts share.
- DEinspanjer 8y agoMozilla had a great LGBT culture when I worked there. I suspect it is still very much the same.
- infomofo 8y agoWith the glaring exception of their short lived CEO...
- soganess 8y agoWas there any evidence that Eich did anything in his roll as CEO to change Mozilla's generally pro-LGBTQ ethos? I don't, at all, agree with the man, but having a different opinion in a workspace does not mean the workspace is not inviting.
- ianbicking 8y agoTo the contrary one LGBT person I knew felt that Brendan supported her (in a conflict that involved her identity) when her own management did not (this was before he was CEO). I never heard any and anecdotes otherwise, and while I'm not particularly well connected I did ask some of the people who were outspoken against him.
- ianbicking 8y agoAt the last Mozilla company meeting, at the all-company plenary, we had an employee reintroduce herself under her new identity. It seemed kind of normal, which struck me, as it wasn't that long ago that something like that in an entirely professional setting would have been... well, not normal. It's easy to only pay attention to bad changes and not realize how quickly good changes are happening. I believe there are some LGBTQ social groups as well.
- cjbprime 8y agoNPM!
- romanhn 8y agoPagerDuty. We're hiring. https://twitter.com/pagerduty/status/1003775472034045952 https://twitter.com/pagerduty/status/1003775472034045952
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThank you
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- jcmack 8y agoUltimate Software Our health insurance covers IVF (3 rounds), gender confirmation surgery, parental leave for adoption, etc. We also have an active employee resource group PrideUS for LGBTQ+ and allies. Job openings here: : https://www.ultimatesoftware.com/careers/ https://www.ultimatesoftware.com/careers/ (Disclaimer: I work for Ultimate Software, but I'm not in recruiting)
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThank you
- bradbarrish 8y agoI work at Sonos. Having been at the company for several years, I would say we are LGBTQ friendly AND I'm hiring in Boston (I'm the actual hiring manager, not a recruiter). Dev Manager - https://careers.sonos.com/jobs/JobDetail/Manager-Software-Development/5138 https://careers.sonos.com/jobs/JobDetail/Manager-Software-De... Sr. Software Engineer - https://careers.sonos.com/jobs/JobDetail/Senior-Software-Engineer-Customer-Care/5555 https://careers.sonos.com/jobs/JobDetail/Senior-Software-Eng...
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThanks, the person in question resides in CA, my profile of course says I'm in Boston. Either way, I really appreciate your answer.
- feistypharit 8y agoCheck out Duo security, located in Michigan. Have openings, and LGBT friendly from the top down. Duo.com.
- hnaccy 8y agoWhat makes a company LGBT friendly?
- foxyv 8y agoThere are some good resources out there. Especially at the HRC. Mostly it's just overtly saying "You are welcome here." But there are other things like single user gender neutral restrooms and anti-discrimination policies. Making dress codes transgender friendly helps too. https://www.hrc.org/resources/employer-resources https://www.hrc.org/resources/employer-resources
- dalimetric 8y agoCheck out lgbt.slack.com. I believe there's also a spreadsheet that can be accessed once you're signed in and have resource access.
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThank you
- xpaulbettsx 8y agoFacebook is fwiw a pretty LGBT-friendly company from what I've observed (the other day a trans woman in my group was finally able to go full-time and there was nothing but excitement), and transgender healthcare is 100% covered (even for non-medical procedures).
- encoderer 8y agoCome work at Trulia and help us build things like this! https://www.trulia.com/blog/tech/local-legal-protections/ https://www.trulia.com/blog/tech/local-legal-protections/
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThanks I'll pass that along
- polycop 8y agoWillis Towers Watson is hiring, and their own promotional materials make a claim regarding their LGBTQ-friendliness. Unfortunately I have no more information than that.
- lexandstuff 8y agoThoughtWorks is probably the most inclusion / diversity focused company I've ever worked for. I'd highly recommend them.
- Gabriel_Martin 8y agoThanks
- rurban 8y agocPanel
- gremlinsinc 8y agoDomo might (Utah)... there are billboards about them hiring, and it says... Domo loves LGBTQ and everybody else too! ..it's dumb/cheesy, but whatevs. I'm straight, but personally I think if I were lgbt, I'd want a company that gives equal opportunity and benefits on merit not sexual orientation, gender, race, etc... and lets me be..I'm also an introvert, I wouldn't want everyone being all in my business and gossiping about things.
- drewbug01 8y ago> I’d want a company that gives equal opportunity and benefits based on merit not sexual orientation LGBT friendly does not mean “preference given to LGBT people.”
- gremlinsinc 8y agoMy point was 'making a big deal' or 'look at us we support LGBT' ... I feel that ...a lot of times you can go a bit overboard... and maybe give preference to minorities... It's kind of like... when you see a disabled person and you try to help, but they feel slighted because they're perfectly able/capable of doing it themselves...I have autism, and have no filter, though so if I offend in my statement don't take it personal. Not sure if I got my point across.