• locuester@lemmy.zip
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    4 hours ago

    I make white people uncomfortable and I’m not capable of being a respectable Negro

    Oof

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      3 hours ago

      Yeah what does that even mean… Every single one of us wears a mask at work and I feel like making that statement about interviews in general is very strange

  • onlinepersona@programming.dev
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    This dude maybe should learn to keep his mouth shut and play the game. Delete the blog, wipe the presence, reset the online identity. Until he finds a job, he could contribute to opensource to have something to show, or retrain in some other thing like a trade job.

    Being loud on the internet and showing that you can and will be a problem for the company, even if you’re fighting the good fight, will get you in trouble. Unless of course he finds a job with like-minded people.

    My online identity isn’t tied to my real identity. At least, I try hard not to because otherwise I’ll have to add a disclaimer to every post “these are my views and not that of my employer”. The more you give to recruiters, the more reasons they have not to pick you. Your online presence (if any) must be the cleanest, most professional that you can manage - especially if you’re a minority.

    People posting with their real names should just learn to STFU sometimes. Free speech doesn’t mean “no consequences”.

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    I get the feeling this person is too idealistic to get stuff done in a real company.

    They’re getting “it’s not you it’s us” again and again in an interview.

    Sounds like “it’s not that your ideals are wrong, it’s that we can’t live up to your standards”.

    This is not to say that Jacky should abandon his ideals, but be willing and able to realize when they have to make compromises in order to get work done.