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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday November 02 2017, @02:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the queue-eeoc-audit dept.

The Democratic National Committee is hiring IT people for these positions:

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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  • (Score: 2) by fliptop on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:34PM (8 children)

    by fliptop (1666) on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:34PM (#591093) Journal

    What is needed are people who respect other's personal choices.

    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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @04:57PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @04:57PM (#591153)

    "Respect" for other's choices shouldn't have anything to do w/ who gets hired.

    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)

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:11PM (#591163) Homepage Journal

      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".

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:45PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @05:45PM (#591186)

        There is no amount of implied respect in the definition of "tolerance".

        So I don't need to respect your rights, but only tolerate them? Same with your opinions?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @03:27AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @03:27AM (#591517)

        I'm truly sorry for your IBS.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @07:52PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @07:52PM (#591294)

    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

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:26AM (#591619)

      '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.