I’m 65 and I have tenure. If I didn’t, I would leave the country. If I couldn’t, I don’t know what I would do. You do not want to be on the open market in the 2020s, that’s for sure.
it is nearly impossible for people with CS degrees (especially white males) to get an interview let alone a job.
My friend, if you think it’s bad for white men, just wait till you hear what it’s like for black women. 2+ year job searches, for black tech workers, were the norm even in the pre-COVID economy.
It’s terrible for everyone who isn’t in a position to take advantage of geographic arbitrage. And even that, for a worker, is unstable… look at how fast the bastards RTO’d people as soon as their real estate holdings took a hit.
I agree that I think the "white male" thing might primarily be getting pushed by white nationals on X (and since I'm a white male, my experiences will of course relate to white males). That's why I'm curious about demographics.
Vivek didn't call out white males either, he called out Americans and bashed our culture while stating we need more foreign workers. I understand the point he and Elon are attempting to make, but I believe they simply want cheap labor. If the market is so bad for Americans, why do we need more immigrants in tech?
> if you think it’s bad for white men, just wait till you hear what it’s like for black women
"Corporate America Promised to Hire a Lot More People of Color. It Actually Did.
The year after Black Lives Matter protests, the S&P 100 added more than 300,000 jobs — 94% went to people of color." - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-black-lives-matter-e...
Mind you these are official, openly stated policies. If this is what they admit to, imagine what they do more discreetly. And it's not just hiring - it's a "pipeline problem" - whites, especially non-Jewish whites, are the most underrepresented group in the Ivy League, by a significant margin - https://archive.org/download/ivy_league/ivy_league.png (2023 data)
One thing I've seen is the company would prefer to hire women/non-white, but doesn't get many qualified/competitive non-white applicants. Because an unfortunate number of seem to be trying to hustle into CS from outside the field, come from boot camps, etc., and are applying to senior roles with junior skills.
Yes, companies went out of their way to hire people of color... to rectify historical discrepancies.
Also worth noting the original headline for your linked piece about Best Buy is "Best Buy, McKinsey partner to develop diverse leaders" (ah, the progressive radicals bringing down our country... McKinsey!) and your linked piece about the London transport team comes from some sensationalist outlet I've never heard of, whose founder appears to be writing articles about how "Jill Biden's White House Christmas decorations are predictably ghastly." Not sure I trust that as an unbiased source.
> Yes, companies went out of their way to hire people of color... to rectify historical discrepancies.
Glad we could move on from "it's not happening" to "it's happening and it's a good thing" expediently.
> Not sure I trust that as an unbiased source.
The article you distrust links (at the start of the 2nd paragraph) to the official government website advertising that internship, which states, verbatim: "You must be of Black, Asian and minority ethnic background, defined as having some African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or other non-white heritage"
it is nearly impossible for people with CS degrees (especially white males) to get an interview let alone a job.
My friend, if you think it’s bad for white men, just wait till you hear what it’s like for black women. 2+ year job searches, for black tech workers, were the norm even in the pre-COVID economy.
It’s terrible for everyone who isn’t in a position to take advantage of geographic arbitrage. And even that, for a worker, is unstable… look at how fast the bastards RTO’d people as soon as their real estate holdings took a hit.