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I mean, you're free to buy or not buy whatever ideas you want. But it's not really arguable at this point that women and people of color (especially black & in
by danaris 6y ago
I mean, you're free to buy or not buy whatever ideas you want.
But it's not really arguable at this point that women and people of color (especially black & indigenous) are treated less well, assumed to do a poorer job, and generally at a disadvantage when negotiating salaries.
(This all completely aside from the fact that "good negotiation skills" should not be the reason Employee A gets a better salary than Employee B, unless the job itself is significantly about negotiation.)
- Viliam1234 6y agoLet's not forget class privilege (this may sound like a heresy, but difference in income between rich and poor people is probably even greater than between men and women). If you are a programmer born in a working-class family, it may be difficult for your parents to teach you proper interviewing and negotiation skills.
- danaris 6y agoIndeed. Not just "difficult to teach," but such skills are simply not among those generally valued among the middle and working classes, in my experience (having grown up in them). This is part of why I speak so against them: to me, the idea that they're just "something everyone should have" seems so alien, extravert-centric, and elitist.