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In a stunning example of failure to understand the meaning of the word equality, Github's "social impact team" is now actively discriminating against people based on gender and skin color; white women in particular:
One insider criticized GitHub's "social impact team," which is in charge of figuring out how to use the product to tackle social issues, including diversity within the company itself. It's led by Nicole Sanchez, vice president of social impact, who joined GitHub in May after working as a diversity consultant.
While people inside the company approve of the goal to hire a more diverse workforce, some think the team is contributing to the internal cultural battle.
"They are trying to control culture, interviewing and firing. Scary times at the company without a seasoned leader. While their efforts are admirable it is very hard to even interview people who are 'white' which makes things challenging," this person said.
Sanchez is known for some strong views about diversity. She wrote an article for USA Today shortly before she joined GitHub titled, "More white women does not equal tech diversity."
At one diversity training talk held at a different company and geared toward people of color, she came on a bit stronger with a point that says, "Some of the biggest barriers to progress are white women."
From a site policy standpoint, this really makes me want to argue for finding another host for our rehash repository, enormous pain in the ass though that would be.
(Score: 2, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @07:52PM
A less butthurt reading of the article is that the company has figured out that if non-whites want increased diversity they can't depend on whites to make it happen, they have to lead the effort. In fact, that was the first bullet point on the 'leaked' slide.
Cue the "best person for the job!!" harpies who haven't figured out that the metrics for "best" are never that precise in real life.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Monday February 08 2016, @07:59PM
How about instead of wanting "diversity" you settle for equality?
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:04PM
> How about instead of wanting "diversity" you settle for equality?
Funny how that sounds a lot like "separate but equal."
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday February 08 2016, @09:43PM
Funny how your statement sounds like a Mel Gibson rant. Wait, it doesn't? You mean exactly like being an egalitarian instead of a self-hating racist doesn't?
tl;dr STFU
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @09:48PM
You are on a roll today!
Ya got another shit-stirring non-story past the editors and now posting your incoherent rants in the comments.
Leaves a nice warm feeling in the belly don't it?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday February 08 2016, @10:50PM
Yeah, racist hiring practices in our offsite source host, who also happens to be the largest offsite source host on the net, is totally a non-story. What was I thinking?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Vanderhoth on Monday February 08 2016, @11:30PM
My group actually switched over to GitLab a while ago because of BS going on at GitHub. When a tweet from one internet rando to a GitHub employee can have a repo taken down with no warning or investigation [pipedot.org] (referring to Operation Disrespectful Nod [gitgud.io]) it's time to pull the hell out before your repository is next. It's easy enough to move, or at least have a plan in place to move, but inconvenient if you have a lot of contributors if they catch you off guard.
"Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 09 2016, @12:00AM
Yeah, racist hiring practices in our offsite source host
There you go begging the question. You turn a one-line anonymous quote into an existential threat.
You are the biggest drama queen on soylent.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 09 2016, @01:57AM
Bullshit. I don't see no tiara on my head and I refuse the duties of Queen until I get one.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @11:21PM
Oh, you mean like the university building race-segregated dorms?
(Score: 2) by Non Sequor on Monday February 08 2016, @11:27PM
Partially ordered sets.
Write your congressman. Tell him he sucks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:03PM
Really? "best" taken as "not a white male" seems quite precise to me - unreal as it may be!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:17PM
> Really? "best" taken as "not a white male" seems quite precise to me - unreal as it may be!
No one hires with that as the sole factor. Ever see an ad for a tech job say, "any non-white male accepted?" Of course not. But enjoy the pleasure of your fauxrage.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:40PM
No one hires with that as the sole factor. Ever see an ad for a tech job say, "any non-white male accepted?" Of course not. But enjoy the pleasure of your fauxrage.
I've actually been in interviews where we've hired a nonwhite/nonmale to meet diversity hiring targets. As recently as last Fall, we had someone come in here who was a very serious and experienced (albeit white male) developer; we opted instead to hire a !whilte H-1B visa holder (female) to help HR meet their goals.
Anecdotal, I know, but crazy when you watch it actually happen in front of you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:46PM
> we opted instead to hire a !whilte H-1B visa holder (female) to help HR meet their goals.
I don't believe that for a second. The hassles of hiring H1B means it doesn't happen very fast. Most years, H1B visas are "sold out" in the first couple of months of the year. [computerworld.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @11:54PM
Not if the person already has an H1B and the company that is hiring is willing to take it over. It's expensive, but it is doable.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 09 2016, @12:07AM
Not if the person already has an H1B and the company that is hiring is willing to take it over. It's expensive, but it is doable.
Unlike most H1B's who are only slightly better off than indentured servants, the H1B employees that can switch jobs like that are the creme of the crop because they must compete against local talent when job switching. No one hires a job-switching H1B because they are cheap-ass labor. That makes the insinuation that the lady was hired despite being less competent a real stretch.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 09 2016, @01:09AM
I don't believe that for a second.
I don't blame you. I couldn't believe it either.
They were already here on some visa. I didn't know the details.
Even after pointing out the legal and financial burden this would involve nonetheless, I was over-ruled.
It was really incredible and crappy. Who knows, maybe it was even rare, but still, it really made me wonder...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 09 2016, @05:25AM
Cue the "best person for the job!!" harpies who haven't figured out that the metrics for "best" are never that precise in real life.
And that justifies what, exactly? They have to go by whatever definition of "best" that they have and make do with that. It doesn't need to be perfect.