3 ms·
It's not that simple. Without DEI you end up with products created by white men for white men. DEI means you end up employing some people who potentially aren'
by qingcharles 2y ago
It's not that simple. Without DEI you end up with products created by white men for white men.
DEI means you end up employing some people who potentially aren't as technically qualified, but bring a different viewpoint to the team. Until I spent a long time living with Blacks (as a white) I never knew all the things they go through growing up, I never knew how their communities and families were organized, I never knew what sort of products they needed and what sort of products they bought. I never even watched BET in my life, or read Essence magazine, for instance. My life experience was a bubble that was cut off from a significant portion of the population.
Now add in Hispanics, Asians and every other culture and I am missing out on knowing how most of the world lives.
- romanovcode 2y agoWhy couldn't they build their own products then? Land of opportunity and all...
- qingcharles 2y agoThey can, and we can all live in bubbles, but I would hazard a guess that getting that Sand Hill Road VC money is a lot harder for, say, a Black entrepreneur without a degree, versus a Zuck.
- nprateem 2y agoFraming hiring as a strategic decision like this makes sense. But that doesn't mean fast tracked C-suite promotions, etc. also do.
- GiorgioG 2y ago> employing some people who potentially aren't as technically qualified, but bring a different viewpoint to the team I would be pretty pissed off if I couldn't hire a the best qualified person in favor of someone with a different viewpoint that's not materially relevant to the position. > My life experience was a bubble that was cut off from a significant portion of the population. No offense, but nothing is stopping you from expanding your horizons, in this day and age it doesn't require you to live with other kinds of people. Nor is expanding your horizons particularly beneficial for many/most domains we work in. I can speak 3 languages, have lived in the US/Europe, grew up in a poor US black/hispanic neighborhood, etc. Knowing how other people live has never given me any particular insight that was helpful at my software development job. My highly-skilled coworker (and friend) is black/hispanic, he hates this DEI stuff. He didn't get his job from any DEI initiatives (we've worked together at previous employers, his connections/reputation got him here), but that won't stop people who don't know him from wondering if he's actually competent, or is just here because of some DEI quota.
- l0t0b0r0s 2y agoBut did you consider his subscription to Essence magazine? How are we going to meet this coding deadline if we arent aware of black peoples fashion trends? give your head a shake.