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At age 60, I have worked with exactly one black programmer. I've only interviewed one black programmer (who was actually from Africa, not an American). Unless
by kagakuninja 2y ago
At age 60, I have worked with exactly one black programmer. I've only interviewed one black programmer (who was actually from Africa, not an American).
Unless things have drastically changed recently, I have no idea how normal companies can find black programmers. As I understand it, the FAANGs are able to hoover up a lot of the diversity to meet their DEI goals, because they can outbid everyone else.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoI worked in Big Tech for years and saw very few black programmers. Then I work for an insurance data provider based out of Atlanta and I met loads. It's mostly about the proportions of said people within commutable range of your office.