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Most companies don't care about diversity of any kind for any reason besides PR. Every hiring manager knows that the most productive engineering teams are made
by westwing 6y ago
Most companies don't care about diversity of any kind for any reason besides PR. Every hiring manager knows that the most productive engineering teams are made up of 100% Asian cis-male Libertarians.
Diversity in terms of measurable metrics, such as women/minorities/LGBT++ being adequately represented, is simply a benchmark that can be paraded around for appeasement purposes.
- echelon 6y ago> Every hiring manager knows that the most productive engineering teams are made up of 100% Asian cis-male Libertarians. What the hell. How can you say that with a straight face? Of the two best engineers I know, one is is black and the other is trans. They're both 10x engineers.
- westwing 6y ago> How can you say that with a straight face? I didn't. > They're both 10x engineers. https://medium.com/@yuval.idan5/the-10x-engineer-myth-is-wrong-but-its-also-sexist-8f003b738e41 https://medium.com/@yuval.idan5/the-10x-engineer-myth-is-wro... https://sparktoro.com/blog/belief-in-the-mythical-10x-hire-hurts-your-team/ https://sparktoro.com/blog/belief-in-the-mythical-10x-hire-h...
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoI thought it was sarcasm. Poe's law likely applies here.