[RandallBrown]

Nobody is turning down skilled engineers because they don't shotgun a beer at the interview.

All of this outrage over a joke is ridiculous. Yes, some people have made some stupid flyers (saying girls are going to serve you beer as you code? dumb) but most of the time it's just a joke poking fun at the stereotype that programmers are lame awkward nerds.

[marssaxman]

It's also a joke which subtly reinforces the stereotype that programmers are male.