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I wonder if we're headed to a point where this kind of self-selection basically creates companies consisting of either people who are all about DEI, or people who only care about skills/qualification, then the market will decide which one is the winning strategy.
The DEI people seem to me like they have a tendency to try to enforce their view via legislation. So I'm skeptical about the "market will decide" part.
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I wonder if we're headed to a point where this kind of self-selection basically creates companies consisting of either people who are all about DEI, or people who only care about skills/qualification, then the market will decide which one is the winning strategy.
Or corrupted governments will decide. Is there a difference nowadays?
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In my experience it can be a bit of a canary. People who are assholes tend to be extra-assholey to out-groups (which often is minorities). If members of minority groups don't want to work somewhere it usually means that the people who work there are assholes.
People forget that (1) women are not a minority, and (2) that tech is one of the kost diverse industries (full of Asians, Indians, immigrants, …)
If you get any sniff of non-meritocracy - run!
Meritocracy is a lie, a device to help rationalize the advancement of in-groups over other less privileged groups. An analogy: as a parent you should probably not reward purely on naked results; you should stimulate and reward effort instead. The first option just reinforces existing traits; the second empowers actual self-improvement. Not saying this is always easy or clear-cut. I understand the wish for getting rew…
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A decent and self-aware work team is one who treats each other as equals and respect and keeps their political beliefs outside the work environment. An iterviewee who brings race into the discussion clearly doesn't understand work/personal boundries and is going to be a liability.
Sorry, the work environment is inherently political these days. I'll "keep my political beliefs outside the work environment" when it's no longer political to say that - Women, queer people, and minorities should be hired, treated, and paid the same as straight cis white men - Abusive and exploitative treatment of workers is unacceptable - Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless…
For most companies it isn't at all. They consentrate on issues relevant to staying competitive in the market.
I agree that actual cases of discrimination should be addressed and corrected.
Putting forth the ideology that "people" are "imposing their political beliefs on us every moment of every day" says more about you than it does anyone else.
Because that's exactly what you are doing.
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Getting _the_ job, not necessarily. Getting a job in a decent and self-aware team, on the other hand, yes, that's a good strategy. The question is both a direct and an indirect one.
A decent and self-aware work team is one who treats each other as equals and respect and keeps their political beliefs outside the work environment. An iterviewee who brings race into the discussion clearly doesn't understand work/personal boundries and is going to be a liability.
It's a super softball question that gives that gives the interviewer a chance to brag about any small advancements they've recently made.
In 2022, if a hiring manager didn't have a decent response to this question locked and loaded, it would be a super red flag.
I am currently in my perfect job (scaleup, market leading tech product with two big moats, about to close series B.) I know this lot are keepers because, this time around, I had the chance to come onsite (!) for the final round of negotiation and I got to meet two VPs, the chief architect, the managers of three other teams adjacent to the ones I was joining, another candidate (different role :), my upcoming manager (…
I don’t know about that. I had an interview very early in my career with a financial services company that lasted two days. I spoke with 12 (!!!) people. All of them asked me the same questions, and very few of the interviews were technical in nature. What I learned from doing that is that they need a LOT of people to do anything, i.e., everything gets done slowly there.
It's interesting to me how trendy "diversity" is these days, and it's always in the context of race. It's interesting how we don't ever think of diversity in terms of class, wealth, disability, etc. An Ivy League educated black person and an Ivy League educated white person are far more similar than a poor white person and a rich white person. And yet, it seems as though we don't really care about hiring people from…
In the software industry, I suspect sexism and ageism are far more rampant than sexism, and women and older people are everywhere.
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That makes sense to me. Discussing non work related politics with coworkers seems like a bad idea. No idea why that was downvoted. I had a weird interview last year. After about 30 minutes talk, the guy started shifting to politics and expressing his ideas about Europe, the UK, refugees, etc. I didn't want the job anyway so I told him that I don't agree with his (barely contained) right wing opinions. He immediately…
Diversity in the workplace is a work issue. If that’s political, well, work _is_ political too (and even work organization becomes quickly political).
Healthy work issues are centered around whatever's going to help the company succeed. People want coworkers who produce and are positive. It affects everybody's livelihood.
> This is a GREAT one: “As a white man, I’d ask what they’ve done to find qualified women and minorities for the role I’m interviewing for.” I can't help but feel that asking questions during an interview that encourage the interviewer to hire someone who is not you, is a bad strategy for actually getting the job.
Employees who are obsessed with diversity and social justice often create toxic environments and can even be a legal or security liability to the company.