> I also used to be on several hiring committees and it was very obvious that HR essentially forced non-white-males to be hired in some instances. Fast forward

> I also used to be on several hiring committees and it was very obvious that HR essentially forced non-white-males to be hired in some instances. Fast forward a few years, and when looking at internal transfers you'll hear "don't worry, he's a white/asian male, so you know he's here on merit". First time I heard that I was shocked. > Obviously as a white male I experience incredible privilege overall. Go tell that to the trailer trash white kid who last saw his mother with a needle in her arm when he was a teenager, never met his father and managed to somehow make it in tech thanks to Community College and scholarships.