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Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by abeisgreat on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @07:55PM (#14915785)
You're forgetting to account for people who would be starting out in tech then find an environment that's impossible to work in so they leave the field.

These smart, awesome people never get to be "trained programmers" because attitudes like this allow casual, often unintentional behaviors to ruin their days.

Claiming this is a funnel problem is short sighted. We definitely need people in the funnel, but we also need to ensure they have an amazing time as they integrate into tech culture.

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Re:Launch HN: 70MillionJobs (YC S17) – Job board for people ... by hueving on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @09:44PM (#14916299)
The computer science graduation stats are heavily skewed male. It happens way before the company hiring and first job phase so taking punitive actions at the hiring level is idiotic.
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