Why Google Fired Me • Hacker News Board

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by tremon » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 3:21 PM UTC

peteretep wrote: post #32

HuwytNashi_004 wrote: post #22

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I'm probably biased, but I find that honorable. I'd rather be on the street than accept a dime forcefully extracted from a hardworking stranger. I find it unconscionable that so many foreigners come to Western countries with already-generous welfare systems and countless programs specifically established to materially benefit non-indigenous people, and still vote overwhelmingly in support of increased public benefits…

Federal spending per person is $14,652. If you’ve ever earned less than ~$70k you’ve accepted a dime forcibly extracted from a stranger.

That's disingenuous. Federal spending isn't spent on persons, it's spent on infrastructure. If the city decides to renew or clean the sewer pipes running under my street, how many dimes have I accepted, personally?

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by rolph » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:07 PM UTC

mam2 wrote: post #38

duiker101 wrote: post #12

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Really, even in the comments of the thread the fact that so many people are hung up on that is absolutely baffling. Of all the awful stuff that is said in there, that's the comment they want to make?

Trying to understand the facts should never be attacked.

yes 1000% we have both had this experience recently

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by dariusj18 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:25 PM UTC

MaximumYComb wrote: post #15

elicash wrote: post #4

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THAT was your takeaway? That when she said she took it from 0 HCBU students to 300 students she also incorrectly said 300%?

Yes. In her Twitter thread she implies that she was able to judge the HBCU curriculums to be equal to that of white universities while also not understanding the basics of percentages. Maybe I've got outrageous demands but I expect any making decisions on a CS curriculum to understand percentages.

Or maybe this is a twitter rant and not a peer reviewed journal article.

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by dariusj18 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:28 PM UTC

I do find it humorous that someone thought their Baltimore accent was a disability. It can be quite difficult to parse, I don't think it would be too out of bounds to consider it a speech impediment.

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by bJGVygG7MQVF8c » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

> I'm finna tell yall

someone really needs to bully this person a bit for his or her own good.

life hack: speak and write like an approximation of adult professional whenever you want to be taken seriously

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by gatlin » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 9:12 PM UTC

HuwytNashi_004 wrote: post #27

maccard wrote: post #25

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That's not what white privilege is. From the thread: > Before my role existed, Google had NEVER, and I mean fucking NEVER hired an HBCU student into a tech role- _thats_ white privilege. Even if the number isn't correct, if google isn't even looking in these places, by virtue of going there and graduating even top of your class, you have little to no chance. There's definitely two sides to this story, but that doesn'…

In that case, I don't want to hear another word about 'white privilege' until we're mature enough to also confront the growing issue of 'black privilege', especially with everything that has happened this year.

What happened this year which leads you to believe in a "black privilege," and why would such a topic need to be discussed at the exclusion of discussing white privilege?

Re: Why Google Fired Me

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Post by cbradford » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 10:24 PM UTC

gatlin wrote: post #46

HuwytNashi_004 wrote: post #27

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In that case, I don't want to hear another word about 'white privilege' until we're mature enough to also confront the growing issue of 'black privilege', especially with everything that has happened this year.

What happened this year which leads you to believe in a "black privilege," and why would such a topic need to be discussed at the exclusion of discussing white privilege?

Black privilege is feeling you have the right to be hired because of the color of your skin. Black privilege is having roles at companies reserved only for you because you are black. Black privilege is feeling you are beyond criticism because of your skin color.