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As a female in tech, this is disheartening because it discourages men to advocate or talk openly for gender equality. How awful is it that we just shamed him publicly so instantly? I hope men aren't discouraged by this. Guy needs a bear hug.
What do you think?
Come on people, have a little class consciousness. Don't expect upper management to give you good career advice.
I think he should have said when I think the best time to ask for a raise is, just after a major delivery or few. After proving substantive worth via projects/ship is the best time to ask for an uptick. It is more about the timing than anything. I think he was trying to say it this way but failed.
As a female in tech, this is disheartening because it discourages men to advocate or talk openly for gender equality. How awful is it that we just shamed him publicly so instantly? I hope men aren't discouraged by this. Guy needs a bear hug.
The takeaway I got from this article is that some women in tech find the very idea of male allies condescending: http://readwrite.com/2014/10/09/technology-sexism-male-allie... What do you think?
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When has Mark Suster said that?
I think he means http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/04/22/never-hire-job... .
>Maria asked me what advice I would offer women who are not comfortable asking for pay raises >If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask. Great Advice. A+. His original answer probably answered the question better. The answer he gave for the question he was asked was very appropriate. The "Do it anyways" response that was given by Maria doesn't answer the question, it avoids the topic all together and doe…
Video of the interview: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10060267/events/3447060 The question about women asking for raises happens around 01:34:04.
His answer was painful to watch. That was not a good answer, even naive given how she asked the question. Not asking for a raise is a superpower when so many women are experiencing a pay gap that is attributed, in part, to not asking for raises? What rational logic leads to such a claim? It's good that he apologized though, maybe he gave it some thought and it isn't just a PR move.
As a female in tech, this is disheartening because it discourages men to advocate or talk openly for gender equality. How awful is it that we just shamed him publicly so instantly? I hope men aren't discouraged by this. Guy needs a bear hug.
>I hope men aren't discouraged by this.
90% of men are simply trying to avoid the entire issue as much as possible, because stuff like this happens all the time.
Video of the interview: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10060267/events/3447060 The question about women asking for raises happens around 01:34:04.
When she's giving her answer you can tell by his body language that he very quickly realized how the rest of his day would pan out.
I think it's impressive, and somewhat refreshing to see someone so plainly admit "Sorry, I fucked up, I was wrong. I know better now." I was expecting more bullshitty-tasting PR-written damage control.
He says he gave the "wrong" answer to the question, not that the answer he gave was wrong. It was very revealing about what he thinks about paying his employees, especially about not trusting those that ask for raises.
You have to wonder why he mentions 'karma' in the first place. And the best explanation for mentioning it is that he truly believes that those who give trust will receive trust.
Note that this does not imply the converse: it doesn't mean people who do not give trust are not to be trusted. It's just his personal belief that it's good to trust 'the (people in the) system' and the problem is that his personal belief does entirely align with the message he wants to get across, at least not in the eyes of people who do not believe in karma.
It's in Satya's interest for employees not to demand raises. Goes for men too. I bet he tells employees not to share salaries either. All it does is breed discontent when you find out how much more your peers make. Instead, you should work super hard and hope the salary fairy will recognize your contributions! Everyone in a company should go interview every year or two and figure out how much $ you're worth. If you'r…