[oblio]

The other obvious missing part is African Americans, especially for tech roles. I'd be shocked if more than 1% of SDEs at FAANG are African Americans. The biggest social elevator of the past few decades and they're completely cut off from it.

[oblio]

Downvoted: look around where you work, FAANG. Count the African Americans :-)

Truth hurts, I guess?

[nunez]

Definitely not "completely"

[oblio]

No, not completely cut off from the software tech elevator, you're right, just 90%.

Much better :-)

[nunez]

I wouldn't frame it as "cut off" as much as it is "unknown unknowns."

If you don't have family/close friends in this industry and don't have any resources or the wherewithal to help you/yourself break into it, then you're kind of SOL.