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I'm sorry to hear this. But I want to add a counter statistic. I've only had pleasant experiences from people trying to help me. The only shit I got in the in
by MollyR 11y ago
I'm sorry to hear this.
But I want to add a counter statistic.
I've only had pleasant experiences from people trying to help me.
The only shit I got in the industry was from a business manager trying to push our team into a death march.
There are many factors out in there in the world.
We need to put things back into context, rather than just saying things like "Our Industry is fucked".
It feels like lately its too easy to forget the majority of people in tech (i've found) are incredibly decent human beings both men and women.
- aaronem 11y agoThat's true of the majority everywhere, I think, but the minority in this case has a disproportionately large impact -- for example, in running Kathy Sierra, a highly competent professional with a great deal to contribute, out of the industry entirely.
- aklemm 11y agoFocusing on the minority is important, and kind of the point of article. The vocal minority in the tech world seem to be more unreasonably misbehaved than other industries. Imagine a woman in the medical industry or energy sector who gives conference talks and blogs...no way she's going to get this level of harassment.
- aklemm 11y agoWould love to hear an explanation of where I'm wrong along with the downvotes.
- purp 11y agoA counter-counter-example: do you believe the majority of the citizenry of Tombstone, Arizona, circa October 1881 were outlaws? And yet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral I'm happy it hasn't impinged on your work life, and I hope it never does. And there's still folks being hurt by a malevolent minority in and around our industry. When does that majority of incredibly decent human beings, both men and women, start to care enough that they refuse to accept this any longer?