Re:U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination
by maxxxxx on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:09PM
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Sure people with the right skills are being discriminated against if they aren't in one of the favored groups. There is also no quota for white people or men. In my company these groups seem pretty underrepresented in some departments. Maybe they should do blind tests like government often does.
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Re:U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination
by kjfskadhjkfahs on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @09:42PM
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White people are underrepresented at most large tech companies[1]. So is almost every other race.
The exception is Asians. Asians are vastly overrepresented. I don't think this is a bad thing. It is meritocracy in action. But it violates the common notion that meritocracy and equality are the same thing.
[1] http://www.unz.com/gnxp/silicon-valley-has-an-asian-people-p...
Re:U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination
by sidlls on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:47AM
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You're saying that Asians are more meritorious of positions at large tech companies than people of other ethnicities. That's an extraordinary claim.
By the way, if Asians comprise about 30% of the workforce in the Valley, I wouldn't say they're over-represented. They're probably under-represented, in fact.