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Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by jjeaff on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:55PM (#27045667)
So as a white male, you were in the minority at this company?
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by treeman79 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:09AM (#27046094)
Yes. Even counting the various non binary white males. Some wore dresses, so maybe they don’t count.

Hiring was based on race and sex. This was company policy.

They put money were there mouth was and hiring a TON of fresh out of college JR’s. Only had a couple of senior people and they were very overwhelmed.

Product was in bad shape because of it, which is how I came in.

Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by 1123581321 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:02AM (#27046045)
This misconduct happens regardless of the demographics. It just depends on how much abuse and vitriol management allows and encourages.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by jjeaff on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:06AM (#27046065)
My point was that i find it laughable that any white man will have a hard time getting a job in the tech industry because he is white considering there isn't a tech company i have ever known that wasn't mostly white guys working there. Maybe wait until white guys make up less than 75% of the workforce in your industry before you start complaining about descrimination.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by treeman79 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:12AM (#27046109)
It’s more that I was required to join in the hatred.

Staying quiet on identity politics and just focusing on the tech stack got me into trouble with management.

Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by 1123581321 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:14AM (#27046120)
It seems worth complaining about abuse regardless of the ability to leave.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by jleyank on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:09AM (#27050007)
Might want to qualify this statement to take those whose ages start with a 4, 5 or even a 6 into consideration. Or are these people already invisible?
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by jjeaff on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:56AM (#27191382)
That would be age discrimination, not discrimination based on being a white male.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by vxNsr on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:34AM (#27046212)
But why should that matter?