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I don't really see racism here. In fact, I think it's counterproductive to label all frustrations as racist when they aren't. It's okay to prefer working with

I don't really see racism here. In fact, I think it's counterproductive to label all frustrations as racist when they aren't. It's okay to prefer working with people (particularly managers) who speak your language natively. Labeling or shaming this preference is wrong, and counterproductive. There are cultural differences in the world. There are even huge cultural differences within India. We are allowed to observe the factual reality that these cultural differences matter in hundreds of ways, and we'd be irresponsible NOT to. If you ignore the differences between Indian and non-Indian how are you going to make sure your workplace doesn't partake in caste-based discrimination?

delta_p_delta_x 4y ago
> It's okay to prefer working with people (particularly managers) who speak your language natively. Labeling or shaming this preference is wrong, and counterproductive. This is a fair take. As you say, when this is labelled as 'nepotism' (as was done below), I take issue with it. It happens everywhere worldwide: Chinese prefer Chinese, Indians prefer Indians, etc etc. As for Indian diversity and caste-based discrimination, I think that's an entirely different matter. For the record, a majority of the Indians indirectly or directly mentioned in the article are South Indian Brahmin (Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Raja Koduri, Indra Nooyi, Vasant Narasimhan, Sowmyanarayanan Sampath, Jayathi Murthy; heck, even Kamala Harris' mother is Brahmin).
- xiaolingxiao 4y ago
  Could you explain why being South Indian Brahmin is significant here?