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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year 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] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would be an asshole to show up to this.

That's the part I really don't get. If you're cis male looking for a job, do you really think crashing this event is going to reflect favorably on you and that you'd be more likely to land a job? People are going to look at you and think that you have good judgment and won't be a problem at all? What the heck is the thought process that makes this a good plan?

[โ€“] Cryophilia -2 points 1 year ago

I assume most tech bros have a mental form of tinnitus going on in their brains in lieu of thoughts. Just a constant bzzzzzzzzzz