| Do you think we should be able to exclude gays in the military because of the negative effects on unit cohesion? If not, then what's the difference between that and our industry, in many cases, systematically excluding certain groups because it negatively effects their internal culture? > But the real point is that not being asked to join a community you won't fit in > with is a good thing for you and for the community Ya, kid. I know you've wanted to work at a top Silicon Valley startup your whole life...but you know...we just don't think you'd fit in here. Your vibe just isn't quite right in a way we can't even really explain. But you should thank us! You really wouldn't have liked it here anyways. We know better. > That said, I do agree that there are unreasonable discrimination criteria, > they are codified by law. And that law, which is very very hard to enforce, is ignored all the time in the name of culture. See stuff like this: http://www.redditlog.com/snapshot/2626/2887 > I just don't think she wrote any of what you are asserting as her thoughts, > are actually in the text I read. Maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there. But if so, I'm not the only one: https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=prettylittlestatemachi... That's an awful lot of praise. |
I don't support discrimination. If you have been a victim of discrimination (I have) it sucks, and I feel badly for you.
There are thousands of companies, some work hard all day and night, some have more family values, some see computer code as art, some see it as a means to an end, some aspire to operate as smoothly as possible, some as quickly as possible. Those with corrosive or illegal cultures, fade away. Sometimes not as quickly as we would like but they don't survive. There are many different ports in the world as sailors might say.
I wasn't being dismissive of shanley's article, I felt badly for her as it seems like there is a lot of emotional hurt around this issue for her. You, harryh, are also pretty invested in this issue as well it seems. I hope that you find a company that is a great 'fit' for you and have a really great experience of a solid company culture.