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Re:What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Weird’ Brain in the Age of N... by throwaway684936 on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:55PM (#30884138)
Why do they not advertise this? Autistic people are starving for employment despite being extremely skilled. Plus a great PR opportunity.
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Re:What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Weird’ Brain in the Age of N... by fdgsdfogijq on Friday April 01, 2022 @07:09PM (#30884235)
I think they give money to charities for autism/aspbergers. But they really dont hire many people and are pretty under the radar as it is.
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Re:What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Weird’ Brain in the Age of N... by threads2 on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:59PM (#30884178)
yeah I always figured the "we hire autistic people" PR thing I see some companies do was more cynical than altruistic
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Re:What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Weird’ Brain in the Age of N... by fdgsdfogijq on Friday April 01, 2022 @07:10PM (#30884248)
with the right engineering managers and technical problems it can work, I think big companies need more cog like employees
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