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Previous job a new bright young international software guy started. I walked him thru some of the stuff I made first. He nodded. Then we dove in to the legacy a

by andirk 4y ago

Previous job a new bright young international software guy started. I walked him thru some of the stuff I made first. He nodded. Then we dove in to the legacy and "new legacy" code. He immediately looked at me and said, "Is this [nationality] code? This an [nationality] company!?" I explained to him that we are not allowed to speak like that in California. And yes.

BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
What are we not allowed to speak like in California? I don't see the connection between what the other person asked and your response.
- andirk 4y ago
  California secures our freedom of speech, but in business there are protected classes, one being "national origin" [0]. So you can call someone a donkeydick but not insult them based on their nationality. I wasn't bothered but wanted Boris to know about the law. [0] https://www.senate.ca.gov/content/protected-classes https://www.senate.ca.gov/content/protected-classes
rjh29 4y ago
I have a pretty good idea what nationality you meant, the 'an' in 'an [nationality]' removes a lot of entropy!
- pasc1878 4y ago
  You mean American? :)
  - rjh29 4y ago
    That was my first thought, but California is already in the comment, making self-censoring pointless. So I parsed the sentence as a sarcastic "is this a (racial slur) company (churning out low-quality code)?". I wasn't 100% sure though!