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Diversity in Tech Companies

 
ProWI 2018-01-29 06:30:14 

The Figures.

Google: 2% Black

Apple: 7% Black

Facebook: 1% Black

Twitter: 2% Black

Yahoo: 2% Black

LinkedIn: 1% Black

Pandora: 3% Black

Pinterest: 1% Black

eBay: 7% Black

HP: 6.9 Black.


Time for a Black Boycott? What say you, Norm?

 
Khaga 2018-01-29 06:58:26 

In reply to ProWI

Hopefully you are posting from your Blackberry..

 
nickoutr 2018-01-29 07:07:26 

In reply to Khaga
would you say Indians and Chinese are well represented?

 
Prako 2018-01-29 07:17:06 

In reply to ProWI

Are you going to start the boycott by staying away?

Or are you “pseudo-black?”

 
ProWI 2018-01-29 07:38:42 

In reply to Prako

I am not so much into social media, except that you, Nickoutr and others may want me to boycott CC.com. Not so fast.

BTW, I am posting this from my iPad Air 2.

 
DAVE400 2018-01-29 08:33:19 

The diversity should match the graduate ratio....do we have stats on those?

Probably the only problem I see (and is a perception thing) is that it should have way more asians than whites...

but again...the stats should support this...

And all that said, the business needs should override any diversity needs...if that mean only redneck nazis do the best techy...then only redneck nazis should be hired.

 
steveo 2018-01-29 12:54:30 

Chinese and Indians not only have the aptitude for this kind of work, their work ethic is unparalleled.

These are the people that will have no social lives, give you free hours, self train after working hours...basically model employees

I cant believe that a narrative of prejudice is being peddled when dealing with commercial companies. They will hire the people that will give them most bang for their buck, not hold back talent and in so doing hold back themselves.


There are a massive divide and conquer narratives being broadcasted by the media...

I dont see the 1% owning 60% of the wealth in America being investigated, now THAT is a stat.

 
ray 2018-01-29 14:36:37 

In reply to steveo

that's why they put the white fellas in charge and have chinese, indians etc doing the work lol

 
steveo 2018-01-29 14:39:59 

In reply to ray

lol lol thats what you think, the Indians and Chinese are not stupid, those who can have started and are running their own successful tech companies