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by mlindner 2711 days ago
That's the key piece of information that's missing here. If you start complaining constantly about things not related to your job then yes you're going to be an earsore.
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part of what she wrote is in the article:

> I want to spend my time at a place willing to push further on diversity and inclusion. One where it's not OK to write on Workplace that white privilege doesn't exist. One where if I call out that our board has too many white men, I don't get harassed by other employees on Blind with transphobic messages saying I should be fired.

workplace harassment is certainly related to one's job...

> One where it's not OK to write on Workplace that white privilege doesn't exist

For some reason Sillicon Valley missed out on a "golden rule" that exists everywhere else -- do not talk about personal politics at work. I don't see someone denying white privilege as a problem so much as the fact that such discussions were happening using company resources on company time.