• Dropbox’s hiring practices explain its disappointing​ lack of female employees
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[url]http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/02/14/dropboxs-hiring-practices-explain-its-disappointing%e2%80%8b-lack-of-female-employees/?tid=HP_technology[/url] [IMG]http://m.washingtonpost.com/externalimage/image_742w/www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/files/2014/02/DDdropbox-logos_dropbox-vertical-blue-235x300.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]"If someone came in right now and announced that the zombie apocalypse had just started outside, what would you do in the next hour? What is something that you’re geeky about? What is a superpower you would give to your best friend?” These are the types of questions that you could be asked if you apply for a job at Dropbox. Business Insider culled these and other quirky interview questions from a career Web site, Glassdoor. Dropbox, which provides online storage, is clearly looking for creative people who can think outside the box and wants to make interviews more fun. It is not alone; many Silicon Valley companies ask such questions. The problem is that such questions are fun only for people who understand the jokes — and who can think like the young men doing the interviews.[/QUOTE]
Is there any particular reason for the hideously oversized logo?
[quote]Dropbox, which provides online storage, is clearly looking for creative people who can think outside the box and wants to make interviews more fun. It is not alone; many Silicon Valley companies ask such questions. The problem is that such questions are fun only for people who understand the jokes — and who can think like the young men doing the interviews.[/quote] [quote]Subtle cues in the physical environment of companies such as Star Trek posters and video games lead to women being less interested in being a part of an organization when compared to a neutral office environment. This causes women to self-select out of technology jobs.[/quote] I'm not seeing the sexism, I'm just seeing an opinionated blog writer trying to shoehorn in sexism where it looks like it fits.
Can hardly fault dropbox for geeky women not being as socially accepted as geeky men, can you?
geeky joke questions are only male questions apparently. theres never been a girl who loves stuff like that ever, nosiree. it's not possible on this planet.
[QUOTE=Wii60;43913496]geeky joke questions are only male questions apparently. theres never been a girl who loves stuff like that ever, nosiree. it's not possible on this planet.[/QUOTE] If this blog writer went to my university, she would be proven dead wrong in a heartbeat. While there are still significantly less geeky girls, they aren't non-existant. They are into zombies, play video games, and such (and not because video games are *geeky*).
[QUOTE=Demache;43913530]If this blog writer went to my university, she would be proven dead wrong in a heartbeat. While there are still significantly less geeky girls, they aren't non-existant. They are into zombies, play video games, and such (and not because video games are *geeky*).[/QUOTE] wow how sexist of you for saying geek girls exist in some form, it's very clear from the writer that they don't exist. im posting this on my tumblr #matriarchy #2feminist4u #triggerwarning [highlight](User was banned for this post ("shitposting" - MaxOfS2D))[/highlight]
Is she suggesting for "geek culture" to be removed? It would be far more easier joining it since it's a form of escapism. It's weird for me to hear concerns about women being discouraged because of that factor. It's a safe subject matter to discuss since it omits politics and issues present in society.
My cousin is all in to zombies and geeky stuff. When we went to the Altanta Zombie Apocalypse two years ago she went as Zoey.
[QUOTE=Demache;43913530]If this blog writer went to my university, [B]she[/B] would be proven dead wrong in a heartbeat. While there are still significantly less geeky girls, they aren't non-existant. They are into zombies, play video games, and such (and not because video games are *geeky*).[/QUOTE] Surprise surprise, but the blog writer is a dude.
[QUOTE=Samiam22;43913483]I'm not seeing the sexism, I'm just seeing an opinionated blog writer trying to shoehorn in sexism where it looks like it fits.[/QUOTE]Also, arguably this. The sexism isn't the geeky stuff, its the implication in the article that women can't be in to geeky stuff.
[QUOTE=CoolKingKaso;43913662]Is she suggesting for "geek culture" to be removed? It would be far more easier joining it since it's a form of escapism.[/QUOTE] The writer is a man. Also, he clearly has no grip of tech culture in the slightest. He wrote a piece comparing silicon valley to Nazi Germany: [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/01/27/enough-is-enough-silicon-valley-must-end-its-elitism-and-arrogance/[/url]
This shit article is like "Missing the point" incarnate. Geeky question can* be a symptom of overarching sexism, but then you immediately have to question why there aren't more geeky women. It's simply reciprocation sexism, geekyness is not viewed as feminine so women are pressured by other women and men to not be geeky. It's not good and is definitely not the cause or even a direct symptom of sexism in the tech industry.
[QUOTE=Wii60;43913496]theres never been a girl who loves stuff like that ever, nosiree. it's not possible on this planet.[/QUOTE] There are no girls on the internet.
this is clear s-sexism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a picture of the blog writer at the bottom of the article, guys [IMG]http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/files/2013/10/vivek-wadhwa.jpg[/IMG] That should clear up any confusion!
this article is somehow more sexist than any sexism its trying to point out at dropbox hq slow clap.
This is why programs like affirmative action are necessary. It's the rare business or organization that will make an effort to be diverse in recruitment. It's much faster and easier to hire people just like you, since they're just like you those new hires will be in your comfort zone. So you get a self fulfilling prophecy, I'd hire more women but they don't apply(they don't apply because no one hires them). This, of course, assumes the organization wants diversity. Let's be honest, lots of groups don't really want to be inclusive, they are happy sticking to their own. If Dropbox wants to have a larger number of female employees, then Dropbox has to do what it takes to reach out.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;43913804]This is why programs like affirmative action are necessary. It's the rare business or organization that will make an effort to be diverse in recruitment. It's much faster and easier to hire people just like you, since they're just like you those new hires will be in your comfort zone. So you get a self fulfilling prophecy, I'd hire more women but they don't apply(they don't apply because no one hires them). This, of course, assumes the organization wants diversity. Let's be honest, lots of groups don't really want to be inclusive, they are happy sticking to their own. If Dropbox wants to have a larger number of female employees, then Dropbox has to do what it takes to reach out.[/QUOTE] This isn't even remotely true, have you ever worked a software job? The notion that all software jobs are held by middle-aged white men like this author wants to imply is so incredibly flawed.
I'd like to take their questionnaire just to see how id fare in it.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;43913705]Surprise surprise, but the blog writer is a dude.[/QUOTE] This is the part where I say that bad reading needs to be reinstated.
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