Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube

Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by kragen on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:36AM (#30099204)

Probably most of us reason from stereotypes a lot of the time. I'm ashamed to admit I've recommended not hiring a guy I interviewed for a sysadmin job basically because he showed up wearing a suit and tie.

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Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by EveYoung on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:48AM (#30100494)

I think we all do but we should recognise it as an issue and come up with strategies and processes to ensure objectivity and reduce discrimination.

I was once told in an interview for a statistician role that the questions were designed for male candidates and I shouldn't worry if I struggle with them. And this was a big FTSE 100 company.

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Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by kragen on Thursday January 27, 2022 @09:02AM (#30100667)

Fuck. Some days you just lose faith in humanity.

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Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by RichardCA on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:57PM (#30105526)

Once I got past 40, the only reason to own a "good" suit was to attend funerals.

So I would show up to job interviews in a basic black suit, and I liked the way I felt when I wore it. The old-school attitude about "Dress for Success" is just one more thing that's become retro and ironic these days.

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Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by utucuro on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:11AM (#30100096)

Curious; when did you get started with your career?

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Re:Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube by kragen on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:19AM (#30100177)

01996, but I started programming in 01980. The interview where I was interviewing the sysadmin candidate was in 02004.

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