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This really resonates!! Reminds me of a time when my spouse did not get a role. Instead it was given to a tall, loud white guy who was clearly not as qualified as her(trust me on this one). But he could go for drinks and talk sports with the manager. My wife on the other hand is brown petite lady with high pitched voice. But she is damn good at her job. She got into the same role in another team few months down the line. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/xxkyxe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-sallie-krawcheck---how-ellevest-is-challenging-the-gender-investing-gap---extended-interview Any other stories out there?
At a former company, I knew some managers shied away from hiring women, simply because they wouldn't care about company/career as much as a guy would. I disagree with that view but such a$$holes exist in tech too.
That was an interesting interview. Being from the tech world I can’t really relate to the hiring practices in the business world. Is that a thing that really happens? Do people hire someone because they are hoping he would make a “good friend” one day ? As far as I know, people try to not get too close to their coworkers.
Literally first thing that career coaches will tell you is that hiring as a potential friend/drinking buddy/strip club pal is rampant in tech as well, especially where serious money comes into play
Really?!! I guess I’m not where serious money comes into play 😕 because I literally don’t know anyone at work who goes to strip clubs with coworkers, or at all lol. I have seen coke/hookers a lot in Wall Street movies but I assumed that kinda behavior stayed in the 80s.