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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by spuz on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:44PM (#13682962)
I think it's worth pointing out that this kind of male dominated culture doesn't just put off female engineers but male engineers too. As a male I've worked in environments with a high male to female ratio and it makes for a stifling homogeneous type of culture. I've never experienced the kind of sexist culture described at Uber but I imagine that must feel even worse as a male employee. I definitely see few women as a warning sign when interviewing.
Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by cjbprime on Sunday February 19, 2017 @08:34PM (#13683534)
I don't know what you mean by "even worse as a male employee", but I suspect you've drastically misspoken; you might want to fix that.
Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by wolf550e on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:11PM (#13684242)
'spuz is familiar with male-dominated environments and finds them stifling. 'spuz is unfamiliar with a place as bad as what is described in the article and speculates that he would like that less.
Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by spuz on Monday February 20, 2017 @02:24AM (#13685168)
Yes that's what I meant. Definitely did not mean to say it would be worse as a male than as a female so sorry if there was confusion.
Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by bendoernberg on Sunday February 19, 2017 @09:03PM (#13683661)
I think he may have meant "worse even as a male employee" or something to that effect.
Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by jordigh on Sunday February 19, 2017 @07:28PM (#13683215)
I totally feel the same way too (edit: but almost certainly not worse than how it feels for women). Having worked in both mixed and segregated teams, I much prefer having a good mix. It feels much more natural and normal.