The funny thing there is, they ARE hiring the most qualified people for each job - that's why they have 35% asian representation when Asians represent about 5% of the U.S. population. Funny that this so-called "diversity" coordinator doesn't see any problem with this. In fact, the numbers are probably even more skewed - Google lumps "asian" into a single category but I'd be shocked if Indian/Pakistani didn't dominate that 35% in spite of being only one single percent of the U.S. population.
It's funny (not in a haha way, though), how in their desperate attempt not to alienate one demographic, they're so quick to alienate another with no indication that they so much as care. As of now, there's nowhere else for the throwaway straight white men that Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft have no use for, but if such an avenue does open up, it'll be interesting to see how many flock to where they're actually welcomed and wanted. And doubly interesting to see if that actually creates a competitive advantage.
People like OP honestly believe that a revolution is coming (and truth be told, they might be right, I'm willing give it a 50/50 chance these days). They also believe (painfully mistakenly) that if the revolution does come, that they will be spared because they gave a thought to the "poor, downtrodden, working classes" back before the shooting began. Unfortunately for them (and the rest of us), if Antifa gets some actual political traction and starts going door to door carrying out executions, they're not going to pay nearly as much attention to political affiliation as they will to what sort of car you drive. Zuck thinks he's safe because he supported Hillary. He'll be the first one swinging from a lamppost if the Marxists succeed.
I often find myself in "slow periods" in between big projects - I'm not one of these "coasters" by any means (no real equity, and no sense from management that they couldn't throw a rock and find another dozen of me), but there are times when I'm not racing against the clock to meet some arbitrary deadline either. I do my best to use that time to learn as much as possible, so that when the inevitable crunch time comes back around, I'll be able to fall back on some extra knowledge.
It would be terrible because it would hurt the economy. Well, Zuck's own personal economy, anyway. He'd have to go from making 100 times what the average American makes to only 99 times as much.
Yes, definitely - look at what inevitably happens when one side has to adopt the tactics that the other side has been so successful with for the past 40 years.
No, that isn't true: the DSM IV absolutely lists transgenderism ("gender dysphoria") as a mental disease (ICD-9 code 302.85). The recommended treatment is hormone replacement therapy, but it is considered as much a mental disorder to the psychological and psychiatric professional communities as anorexia, multiple personality disorder, and schizophrenia.
As a manager, you are pretty much immune to the massive sweeps of layoffs
I've observed the opposite - unless you're very high up in the management hierarchy (and sometimes not even then - CEOs get let go too), you're always at risk of replacement. On the other hand, if you're the only one who knows how X works, it's usually cheaper to keep you around just to be on the safe side.
Wow, it's one thing to be a condescending know-it-all when you know something, but you're being a condescending know-it-all about something you don't know. KGill is absolutely correct, 10 is binary 2 and 1 is binary 1. You seem to be conflating binary with... C, maybe?
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LOL Microsoft is even worse.
we encourage an environment in which people can do this
But we'll fire the fuck out of you if you do it while simultaneously being a white man.
Intelligent people.
The funny thing there is, they ARE hiring the most qualified people for each job - that's why they have 35% asian representation when Asians represent about 5% of the U.S. population. Funny that this so-called "diversity" coordinator doesn't see any problem with this. In fact, the numbers are probably even more skewed - Google lumps "asian" into a single category but I'd be shocked if Indian/Pakistani didn't dominate that 35% in spite of being only one single percent of the U.S. population.
It's funny (not in a haha way, though), how in their desperate attempt not to alienate one demographic, they're so quick to alienate another with no indication that they so much as care. As of now, there's nowhere else for the throwaway straight white men that Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft have no use for, but if such an avenue does open up, it'll be interesting to see how many flock to where they're actually welcomed and wanted. And doubly interesting to see if that actually creates a competitive advantage.
history book that wasn't written by some left wing lunatic.
Good luck finding one of those...
Sixty percent of Americans
Well, that figure goes way down if you factor out the dead ones and the ones who aren't actually American citizens.
People like OP honestly believe that a revolution is coming (and truth be told, they might be right, I'm willing give it a 50/50 chance these days). They also believe (painfully mistakenly) that if the revolution does come, that they will be spared because they gave a thought to the "poor, downtrodden, working classes" back before the shooting began. Unfortunately for them (and the rest of us), if Antifa gets some actual political traction and starts going door to door carrying out executions, they're not going to pay nearly as much attention to political affiliation as they will to what sort of car you drive. Zuck thinks he's safe because he supported Hillary. He'll be the first one swinging from a lamppost if the Marxists succeed.
I often find myself in "slow periods" in between big projects - I'm not one of these "coasters" by any means (no real equity, and no sense from management that they couldn't throw a rock and find another dozen of me), but there are times when I'm not racing against the clock to meet some arbitrary deadline either. I do my best to use that time to learn as much as possible, so that when the inevitable crunch time comes back around, I'll be able to fall back on some extra knowledge.
as the guy who spent most of the day surfing the web but left at 7pm
Or if you showed up at 7 AM to begin with.
It would be terrible because it would hurt the economy. Well, Zuck's own personal economy, anyway. He'd have to go from making 100 times what the average American makes to only 99 times as much.
Trump-hating liberals oppose something that Trump supports. I may die of shock.
Well, it's easy to tell if something is "fake news". Is it conservative? It must be fake! Does it fit the liberal agenda? Definitely true!
Yes, definitely - look at what inevitably happens when one side has to adopt the tactics that the other side has been so successful with for the past 40 years.
I think they did all their experimenting with Marxism on Reddit to make sure it would actually work.
owners of capital
Oh, dear God...
Is that what a college education gets a person these days?
Well, with a little bit of luck, anyway...
You have wildly skewed priorities
Or a wife, in general.
The edge is off the charts.
Check his sig, you're not arguing with somebody who's capable of rational comprehension.
No, that isn't true: the DSM IV absolutely lists transgenderism ("gender dysphoria") as a mental disease (ICD-9 code 302.85). The recommended treatment is hormone replacement therapy, but it is considered as much a mental disorder to the psychological and psychiatric professional communities as anorexia, multiple personality disorder, and schizophrenia.
Feared and fabulous!
As a manager, you are pretty much immune to the massive sweeps of layoffs
I've observed the opposite - unless you're very high up in the management hierarchy (and sometimes not even then - CEOs get let go too), you're always at risk of replacement. On the other hand, if you're the only one who knows how X works, it's usually cheaper to keep you around just to be on the safe side.
If you're majoring in computer science these days, darn right you're going to be hurting.
Wow, it's one thing to be a condescending know-it-all when you know something, but you're being a condescending know-it-all about something you don't know. KGill is absolutely correct, 10 is binary 2 and 1 is binary 1. You seem to be conflating binary with... C, maybe?