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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Most of the problems mentioned in the article seemed to be problems with the convention organization and not the attendees.

[โ€“] Rentlar 22 points 10 months ago

Layoffs are what caused the long queues to begin with. Event organization and operation makes it seem closer to an average American Black Friday event than a job conference.