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Google’s caste-bias problem

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Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by anovikov »

Maybe i'm being ignorant, but why don't you just not work for the company that has few or no Indians? Because other nations of course don't know about which last name means which caste or would ever care about it, you won't be a subject for discrimination. And besides, these places will probably pay better anyway.

Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by Karawebnetwork »

anovikov wrote: post #2

Maybe i'm being ignorant, but why don't you just not work for the company that has few or no Indians? Because other nations of course don't know about which last name means which caste or would ever care about it, you won't be a subject for discrimination. And besides, these places will probably pay better anyway.

Because they are American citizens and deserve the same opportunities as everyone.

Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by shultays » 

  Why did you want to join Google, and what did you feel about the place when you did?

  tanuja gupta: I started working at Google in 2011. I had been working as a program manager in engineering and software for about a decade, but Google was top of the top. Of course you want a career at a great company. That was a product that I used day in and day out. It was a great opportunity
Heh, I was expecting an emotional lie/response such as "I want to change the world" but got surprised. I appreciate her honesty

Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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shultays wrote: post #6

Why did you want to join Google, and what did you feel about the place when you did? tanuja gupta: I started working at Google in 2011. I had been working as a program manager in engineering and software for about a decade, but Google was top of the top. Of course you want a career at a great company. That was a product that I used day in and day out. It was a great opportunity Heh, I was expecting an emotional lie/r…

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Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by ldjkfkdsjnv »

What people dont realize is that leetcode problem style testing is a very eastern/asian approach to hiring. Memorization for a test with a large body of problems ends up selecting for people that grew up in those cultures....

Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by isoprophlex »

As someone doing management in a company that hires many Indian workers, both in on-shore and off-shore teams, this is a highly relevant topic for me.

I'm a native western european so I'm likely blind to some extend for these issues. Like the article says, this sounds like harmful class-ism that silences or disadvantages specific groups, but not in an "obviously" racist manner based on skin color.

Anyone care to share some real life experience? Was this a problem in your workplace? How did you detect this was going on, at all?

Re: Google’s caste-bias problem

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Post by throwaway6734 »

anovikov wrote: post #2

Maybe i'm being ignorant, but why don't you just not work for the company that has few or no Indians? Because other nations of course don't know about which last name means which caste or would ever care about it, you won't be a subject for discrimination. And besides, these places will probably pay better anyway.

because this is an American company and American cultural norms should be expected
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