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> contract security personnel, (often African American) who have to live 100 miles away because they cannot afford to live near work. And when they return the n
by klipt 8y ago
> contract security personnel, (often African American) who have to live 100 miles away because they cannot afford to live near work. And when they return the next day, their workplace will have been cleaned and manicured by a contract landscaping company that is staffed by mostly LatinX individuals being paid minimum wage.
Isn't this more reflecting a lack of diversity in the security and landscaping industries than the tech industry?
Why are landscapers disproportionately Latin X? Do their hiring practices discriminate against non-Roman citizens?
- throw2016 8y agoThis is a bit like women fighting against being relegated to secretaries in the work place in the 80s being told that maybe the problem is firms are discriminating against male secretaries.
- klipt 8y agoIt's not "like that" at all unless you completely ignore the context. The article is arguing that the real problem is that landscapers are paid less than software engineers, instead of questioning why there is racial segregation into landscaping in the first place. Why are those Latin X people not allowed to become doctors, lawyers, investment bankers instead of landscapers? Are all those industries too racist?