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No, he's saying that if you have 8 guys in a room (three male founders, then 5 hires who just happened to be male), they will think it's OK to dress like shit,
by wisty 15y ago
No, he's saying that if you have 8 guys in a room (three male founders, then 5 hires who just happened to be male), they will think it's OK to dress like shit, bathe occasionally, put up lewd posters, leave rubbish under their desks, and no-one is likely to complain. OK, the founders could try to set an example, but they won't have any moral authority if most of the team doesn't really care.
If there's at least one women there from the start, you won't get a subtly sexist or just uncouth subculture developing, because people will worry that "the girl" will complain.
Guys are sexist - they often think that women will get annoyed by bad behavior, while other guys should just suck it up. Girls are sexist too.
- lwhi 15y agoThe alternative is to stop hiring teenagers, and hire adults instead ;)
- wisty 15y agoSo you can select 5 guys who are all mature and competent, or 5 competent people, at least one of whom is female. Whichever is easier.
- jamesteow 15y agoI can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
- wisty 15y agoMaybe hyperbolic, which is a little different.
- phugoid 15y agoI can assure you that he's not. The biggest shock I had when I moved into an all-male work environment, being male myself, was that people farted and belched all day long and left half-empty pizza boxes lying around. Needless to say, the gaseous emissions were temporarily suspended when a female voice was heard from down the hall.
- Gullanian 15y agoIt IS ok for them to dress like shit if they are all happy.