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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by TedDoesntTalk on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @06:08PM (#30521300)
I saw the same at a prominent financial services firm. 50 - 60 Indians in the same dept from the same region. A big number.

I even asked a senior manager if I needed to be Indian to excel at the company. He said the very fact I asked that question is a problem, whether or not it is true.

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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by civilized on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @07:52PM (#30522194)
Was the problem your asking the question, or was the problem the apparent pattern of rampant casteism?
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @12:03AM (#30523959)
I am not Indian. Hope that helps explain.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by Lascaille on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @04:36AM (#30525509)
It doesn't.

His answer could mean two things, and which one it is depends more on his race than yours.

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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @12:00PM (#30529577)
He was also not Indian but many of the senior managers were.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by novok on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:20AM (#30525082)
Was he an Indian sr manager too?
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @12:00PM (#30529568)
He was also not Indian but many of the senior managers were
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by colechristensen on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @07:55PM (#30522222)
I heard a very similar story about a department in a higher education institution.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by mathattack on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:25AM (#30529075)
This is similar to having the first 30 engineers all come from the same school. Helps with speed in the short term but sub-optimal in the long term. This is why forms like Google centralize hiring.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by elevenoh on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @08:22PM (#30522475)
Perhaps the manager was critiquing your absolutist use of the word 'need' here.

;)

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