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Github Insider: It is Very Hard to Even Interview People Who Are White

posted by CoolHand on Monday February 08 2016, @07:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the money-talks dept.

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 08 2016, @08:23PM (#300865)

    Really? What is it with you types who think linking to 400+ comment threads and hour long youtube videos is informative? Who the fuck has time to dig through all that crap on the off chance that you aren't one of the perennially indignant? Its to the point where citing a source like that is a pretty good counter-indication that you have a legitimate point.

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  • (Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Monday February 08 2016, @09:07PM

    by GungnirSniper (1671) on Monday February 08 2016, @09:07PM (#300901) Journal

    Its to the point where citing a source like that is a pretty good counter-indication that you [don't] have a legitimate point.

    That's the sort of copy-pasta of the GP that gets scrolled right past, although acknowledges their passion for the subject.

    • (Score: 2) by Post-Nihilist on Monday February 08 2016, @10:39PM

      by Post-Nihilist (5672) on Monday February 08 2016, @10:39PM (#300991)

      The only copy paste involved was between my browser history and the comment box; I stumbled unto that cesspool this weekend, trying to get some answer on why would anyone be opposed to a meritocracy after reading an article linking the management problems at GitHub to the removal of the meritocracy rug from GitHub headquarter main lobby.

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