I spent much of August and September job searching in NYC - looking at small startup and post-startup, tech-driven companies. looked at hundreds of "The Team"; "About Us" or "Leadership" pages on corporate sites and it is striking how much of a monoculture tech is...
I don't think anyone really 'fits' but that is another discussion.
On a personal level it is impossible not to empathize with the author. Not sympathize as I am closer to the model (though a bit long in the tooth). I've even had jobs where I was in a subordinate position in a black owned business (I parked cars in a black theatre at my university). I would never use that to say I understood. What the author describes is profound and frightening.
We are so split. It is hard to see how to begin to fix it.
And though I would never question her experience and feelings about this - I don't think this is true:
"My industry needs to change to make everyone feel included and accepted."
At the moment this is typically more of a 'PR' goal than an actual business goal. A wishful image rather than a real strategic initiative. I do not think that there is a real capitalist driver behind this statement.
I don't think anyone really 'fits' but that is another discussion.
On a personal level it is impossible not to empathize with the author. Not sympathize as I am closer to the model (though a bit long in the tooth). I've even had jobs where I was in a subordinate position in a black owned business (I parked cars in a black theatre at my university). I would never use that to say I understood. What the author describes is profound and frightening.
We are so split. It is hard to see how to begin to fix it.
And though I would never question her experience and feelings about this - I don't think this is true:
"My industry needs to change to make everyone feel included and accepted."
At the moment this is typically more of a 'PR' goal than an actual business goal. A wishful image rather than a real strategic initiative. I do not think that there is a real capitalist driver behind this statement.
Or maybe there is and I just don't see it.