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I’m not in hiring nor do I have data to back this up. I doubt anyone has data to back up or refute my claim. I claim that diversity is an inherent good for job

I’m not in hiring nor do I have data to back this up. I doubt anyone has data to back up or refute my claim. I claim that diversity is an inherent good for jobs that involve lots of thinking. My reasoning is that a mixture of diverse ideas and thought patterns are going to come up with higher quality solutions on average, and a if we’re excluding non-white non-males, we’re not coming up with the best solutions. Of course this breaks down if we’re talking about someone “diverse” with an 8th grade education vs someone with a PhD. I’m pretty sure the PhD is ALMOST ALWAYS going to produce higher quality solutions. But Master’s vs PhD? Bachelor’s vs Master’s? Go with diversity.

treyfitty 7y ago
That sounds good in theory, but what I’ve realized is that diversity is meaningless if everyone subscribes to group-think anyway. The idea for inclusion is to promote an environment where everyone is heard, and varying opinions and contribute to thoughtful discourse. However, from my experience at a large credit card company, diversity is meaningless for 2 reasons: 1) Candidates are either recruited from Columbia or Cornell only. 2) The large Indian population at the company favors Indians, and thus the new diverse hires look elsewhere after 1 year.
belorn 7y ago
I strongly doubt that the kind of skin deep diversity that people do does any good. The most similar attributes I see in tech is not gender or race, but rather aspects like health, wealth, social status, and age. As an example, 60% of the total population has a chronic diseases. You won't find many in the technology industry that want to imagine that. Accessibility is an almost forgotten concept, and most people if forced to think about accessability can only imagine concepts like blindness, deafness, and wheelchairs. The wast majority of those 60% does not have either of those and are basically invisible in the thought process when people produce solutions and products.

treyfitty 7y ago

That sounds good in theory, but what I’ve realized is that diversity is meaningless if everyone subscribes to group-think anyway. The idea for inclusion is to promote an environment where everyone is heard, and varying opinions and contribute to thoughtful discourse. However, from my experience at a large credit card company, diversity is meaningless for 2 reasons: 1) Candidates are either recruited from Columbia or Cornell only. 2) The large Indian population at the company favors Indians, and thus the new diverse hires look elsewhere after 1 year.

belorn 7y ago

I strongly doubt that the kind of skin deep diversity that people do does any good. The most similar attributes I see in tech is not gender or race, but rather aspects like health, wealth, social status, and age. As an example, 60% of the total population has a chronic diseases. You won't find many in the technology industry that want to imagine that. Accessibility is an almost forgotten concept, and most people if forced to think about accessability can only imagine concepts like blindness, deafness, and wheelchairs. The wast majority of those 60% does not have either of those and are basically invisible in the thought process when people produce solutions and products.