What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft

Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by colinmhayes on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:44PM (#33168998)

Even Lebron James children have to deal with racism. Someone spray painted the n word on his house. Are poor people more disadvantaged? Obviously. But all else equal, being black or brown in this country means you face more adversity.

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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by jobs_throwaway on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:51PM (#33169074)

So you're okay with Lebron's children being given advantages in hiring process over a poor white candidate?

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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by colinmhayes on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:54PM (#33169114)

I think it’s ok to factor race into the criteria that resumes are judged on because it affects the experiences those students have had and I do think thought diversity is valuable in and of itself. It’s a tricky situation obviously.

But at the resume level all we're doing is using heuristics to decide who deserves an interview. Are white applicants with a 3.2 gpa more likely to be successful than black ones with a 3.1 gpa? I have no idea. I don't think you do either. Really the only way to find out is to hire some black applicants and compare them which might be what msft is doing.

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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by boppo1 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:03AM (#33189166)

>thought diversity

And you believe this is a function of skin color?

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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by colinmhayes on Thursday October 13, 2022 @11:46AM (#33192592)

Yes I think cultural lines are commonly divided along skin color.

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