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Fair. But as long as I keep coming across racially insensitive comments like in the original post, and commenters who strongly believe these kinds of comments are a legitimate pers…

Ah yes, another top-tier scientific publication: Vox. Was that research peer-reviewed by Cosmo? I'm delighted that you think that puts the issue of bias in hiring to rest. Clearly …

> If you witnessed your company wrongfully reject women candidates from the hiring process then by all means your company was biased against women. This is a part of it. There is a…

Selection bias pushes men towards high-status, high-paying fields and women towards low-paying, pink collar fields. You do realize that if one sector disproportionately hires men, …

>Do you really think that a company can achieve 50% women in tech without biasing their interview process in favor of women? I strongly recommend looking up the word "bias" in the …

Yes, underrepresentation of the population is literally the definition of bias. Unless you want to go with the tautological nonsense you're doubling down on. And you're once again …

> Anyway, it is a sad read for people like me who don't get preferential treatment. Yup, we marginalized groups get all the breaks. /s

> So the answer is yes? Companies should strive to be 50/50 men and women tech roles even though the ratio in the workforce is 80/20? The answer is: "No, I do not see the obvious c…

> So tech companies should strive to be 50% women even though the tech industry is only 20% female (or slightly less)? You seem to not understand what the term "representative" mea…

Overrepresentation of the population . Do I really need to explain how 23% compares to 50%? And I'm offended because it's wildly offensive . You've repeatedly insisted racial slurs…

> You correctly highlight that diverse workers are often subject to more bullying and harassment. On the other hand, many tech companies do discriminate in hiring and that results …

> This kind of rejection of different worldviews is the antithesis of inclusion. Ah yes, the old "You're intolerant of our intolerance" chestnut. Every post of yours is just doubli…

> Right, they are different. [Racial slurs] make people uncomfortable or alienated at their job. [Diverse hiring] keeps people from getting jobs in the first place on the basis of …

And you do realize that you're equating diverse hiring efforts with getting called racial slurs on the job, yes? Those are two very different definitions of "actual" racism. And ra…

And I've heard hiring managers say racist and sexist comments on prospective employees all throughout my career. And neglect to mentor or promote them. And freeze them out of the t…

How many times do I have to re-quote your own words to yourself? Did you not say the following? > Many see getting called slurs as a small price to pay to get a chance to break int…

> Also, the notion that racial slurs are "the price of admission" is something you seem to have brought up - not me > Many see getting called slurs as a small price to pay to get a…

> Many see getting called slurs as a small price to pay to get a chance to break into tech. No, no they really dont! What a horrifying thing to say. Normalizing racial and sexual h…

No, it's actually contradicting your above answers.

Varies by industry and sector, but there's typically no "technical". It goes: 1) Resume + cover letter + cumbersome online job app, 2) phone screen, 3) On-site, and 4) Reference ch…

Jumping ship for a promotion at the original company is a super common strategy in other sectors too.

No, it's not an SF Bay Area thing. I've moved to SF from the Midwest a year ago, and have been called racial slurs more times during my year here than in my entire adult life livin…

...So you're confirming that if you hire the most qualified candidate, and they happen to be a minority, you consider it a "diversity hire"? Welp.

If we could quantify the net effects of sexism and racism in hiring and attrition, we could compare whether the incentives mentioned offset the sexism and racism equivalently. But,…