A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
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A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
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#2We need fewer assholes in every industry. It's not like tech is unique...
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#3Title should probably be changed from "We Don't Just Need More Women in Tech, We Need Fewer Assholes" to "A hilariously sad tale of gender bias."
(Not sure if I should put a spoiler alert or something.) The author of a popular series of books on preparing for technical interviews was upset that, after talking about code for an hour, people assume that she's a recruiter, rather than a programmer. I'll try not to make the mistake that the target of this post made by assuming too much about the content of that talk, but is it at all possible that the perspective of someone who writes books like that comes off as recruiterish?
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#4if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#5Title should probably be changed from "We Don't Just Need More Women in Tech, We Need Fewer Assholes" to "A hilariously sad tale of gender bias." (Not sure if I should put a spoiler alert or something.) The author of a popular series of books on preparing for technical interviews was upset that, after talking about code for an hour, people assume that she's a recruiter, rather than a programmer. I'll try not to make…
> Title should probably be changed from "We Don't Just Need More Women in Tech, We Need Fewer Ass
holes" to "A hilariously sad tale of gender bias."
Yes, please. While I agree with the sentiment of the editorialised title, I think the original title should be reflected here.
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#6Do you really need more women in tech or you are a politically correct asshole?
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#7if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
I think more importantly, anytime you are on an online discussion board with anonymous members, you're always going to encounter assholes.
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#8Reading anecdotes like this makes me so disappointed in my gender. Why do some people marginalize other groups so eagerly?
I see so much "bro culture" in our field, and it feels inescapable. Every time I experience it, I literally cringe. I'm not even a party to being singled out; I can't imagine what it must be like to have this garbage directed at you.
The sad thing is, I used to be picked on and ostracized by these types of people. This was one of those things I assumed I was going to be getting away from back in high school by choosing computing. I thought "nerds" didn't do shit like this.
Apparently not.
I just want to wake up in the decade this is no longer an issue. That must be nice.
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#9if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
Agreed. This comes back to the need for a common understanding of what being an agreeable human being involves. "Common sense" etiquette doesn't work because, in my opinion, there is no such thing as common sense.
On the other hand, I'd probably think you were a bit of a dick if you tried to tell me what being an agreeable human being is.
Edit: This comment was...less than coherent. What I'm getting at is that I agree with you, and that I think the core of being "not an asshole" is understanding that other people are just like you in regard to their being far from perfect. The guy that just cut you off in traffic may have terrible hemorrhoids, be angry about something at work, or perhaps just heard that his daughter died. You never know what other people are going through.
Re: A hilariously sad tale of gender bias
#10if you think you can solve the problems of people being assholes, you haven't yet accepted that someone considers you an asshole too.
I think more importantly, anytime you are on an online discussion board with anonymous members, you're always going to encounter assholes.
You find the same people everywhere, but they are only honest when they are allowed to be.