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The Democratic National Committee is hiring IT people for these positions:
- Chief Security Officer
- Data Science Lead
- Full-stack Engineer
- IT Help Desk Manager
- IT Systems Administrator
- Product Designer
- Product Director
- Product Manager
The Daily Wire, a conservative blog, posted an e-mail purportedly from Madeleine Leader, the DNC's Data Services Manager, showing her announcing the openings and writing
I personally would prefer that you not forward to cisgender straight while males, since they're already in the majority.
The Daily Wire blogger posted a different screenshot of the e-mail on Twitter.
Also at The Hill
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The DNC is Hiring IT Staff. Allegedly, Cisgendered Straight White Males Need Not Apply.
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"My life is a soap opera, but who gets the movie rights?"
(Score: 4, Interesting) by fyngyrz on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:42PM (17 children)
The funny thing is that cisgender straight while males are in the majority of males, so a corresponding representation of males in a political party is probably okay, as long as they aren't also assholes.
Methinks the lady is a wee bit confused. It's not any particular variety of gender or sexual identity folk that are needed. What is needed are people who respect other's personal choices.
Sometimes the obvious gets lost in the fog.
(Score: 5, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:48PM (6 children)
Talk like that will get you ostracized by the left nowadays. See Apple's diversity officer's recent statement and next-day retraction if you doubt me.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by fyngyrz on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:52PM (5 children)
F the left. And while I'm at it, F the right, too.
My issues are based first on personal liberty, and second on compassion. Neither of the R/L polarizations works for me at all.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:55PM (1 child)
Because, like the Giants and the Raider nation, there are only two teams you can root for, unless you want everybody else ganging up on you.
Rah Rah, AmeriCA!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:11PM
Fuck the Democrats. Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the Raiders. If you think that way you are part of the problem.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:56PM
Wholeheartedly agreed. But I mean it is a DNC position, so...
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday November 02 2017, @04:45PM (1 child)
Compassion? Invite families of illegals and African Muslim "refugees" into your home and see what happens. Of course, I'd warn against it if you want your body to stay in one piece.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @11:40PM
What does this have to do with Danes?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:16PM
But the DNC retards will keep blaming other people for their losses. Maybe the Russians again.
You don't have to do a Trump and tell lies nonstop. But you need to win. Shit like this wins you votes that you already have in your pocket. Pointless.
(Score: 2) by fliptop on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:34PM (8 children)
What is needed is someone who knows what they're doing. After more than 25 years in IT I've come to realize you really only need the following 3 things to succeed:
Know what you're doing: You might be able to fake it at first, but when you get hacked, everyone will find out you're incompetent.
Be reasonable: Companies pay a lot of money to IT contractors/employees even though there's no certifications required to have the job b/c it's an area of expertise that few people really understand. If you show you're reasonable you have a better chance of not only getting the client but retaining them for the long haul.
Be discreet: You have to be able to unsee things in order to gain (and retain) the trust of your client.
That's really all it takes to be successful in this field. "Respect" for other's choices shouldn't have anything to do w/ who gets hired.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @04:57PM (5 children)
Well, if you don't respect your client's/employer's choice of Windows as operating system, I predict that you'll not keep that job for long. ;-)
(Score: 5, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:11PM (4 children)
Here we see the fundamental flaw in the liberal argument in its most refined form. Respect is not and should not be guaranteed anyone for anything. Tolerance is all you're entitled to. As in "I had to tolerate this guy who smelled like he shit himself on the bus to work today.". There is no amount of implied respect in the definition of "tolerance".
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:45PM (1 child)
So I don't need to respect your rights, but only tolerate them? Same with your opinions?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:57PM
Yup. Respect must be earned.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @03:27AM (1 child)
I'm truly sorry for your IBS.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday November 03 2017, @03:49AM
Wasn't IBS. I had refried beans with lots of jalapenos for lunch. I had to spice it up mid-meal with a little bacon because it was brought to my attention that it qualified as vegan.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @07:52PM (1 child)
oh and it has helped me to be 'the only hot guy in IT' when it came to getting good feedback from various females (and some males) in other parts of the company that I did projects with.
although by acting unreasonable while the discreetly knowing what I was doing, it sure made penetration testing a lot more fun
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:26AM
'the only hot guy in IT'
Speaking from experience here. When you hear this phrase, it's time to either start dressing yourself even more unattractively, or to start looking for a new job. Best do both, simultaneously.