founderofcolour

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   by founderofcolour 6y ago

   Also consider that having an arrest record (or worse) (which I think we can finally agree happens to black people -- being arrested for no reason) precludes you from many jobs
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   by founderofcolour 6y ago

   How many people are in the C-suite? 8 with 1 PoC We have a bit over 100 employees and about 30% are PoC.
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   by founderofcolour 6y ago

   Yes, we have 4 such cases in a relatively small company, all in early to mid 20s. None with any degrees of note nor any prior successes or any prior superchargers (such as McKinsey). This is a specific experience. However, as I see our empl
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   by founderofcolour 6y ago

   If you have linked-in premium, do a search of "Director" and "VP" and try to back out age by year of undergraduate graduation and you'll find plenty in tech. Good point about small companies. In my case, we're
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   by founderofcolour 6y ago

   Posting anonymous for obvious reasons. I'm not black, but I am a minority. The racism in tech is so obvious, my eyes bleed sometimes. At my workplace, they will consistently take an average white worker (no special degrees, no special