Black Google Engineer "Google hires the whitest black candidates"

[ThrobbingHood]

Lol at people here acting obtuse. You know exactly when a breh/brehette is a Clarence Thomas. Stop it.

 

[Strapped]

That's every company and job in general. The more you can relate to people the more they like being around you and working with you.

Just so happens that majority of these US corporations are white. Most jobs require some sort of training and the average person falls somewhere on the average spectrum of intelligence.

So yes a breh interviewing at these companies who l grew up in the suburbs and likes camping , rock music and bacon is going to have a better chance than the breh who likes rap music, basketball and Soul food.

Why do you think the classic "tell me about yourself" interview question exists

Do they allow a bro the interaction to learn or train in an atmosphere to be his best . Let's just cut to the chase and admit they do not want negros training , growing or making some $$$$ around them

 

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

I was thinking something similar when making my previous post but lost track of the thought and my post was getting long. Like you, a person who doesn't act "stereotypically black" doesn't mean they are less black. They are a product of their experience. I mean not every Mexican is driving in a low Rider and wearing plaid shirts. Also even if they did, I'm sure they would also probably realize if they interviewed with Google they will probably have to "code switch" for interview. All races, unfortunately if you want to say that, have to assimilate into the dominant culture to some extent in specific contexts.

I think that's what the engineer in the article was referring to though.

If these companies were really about true diversity, that means they
should accept a variety of people from one minority group

Yet they don't.

They accept black people who "act" and "speak" a way that they like

That's not right but it is what it is.

 

[Frangala]

We're not but that's not the point.
White people see us in terms of level of blackness
"Hmm Tyrone seems really ghetto I don't think he'll fit here"
"Hmm Reggie seems put together and nice I like him better" aka he seems more like us

This is the thinking a lot of the hiring teams have because they have a lot of white people
and non-black minorities (Asians let's be real) on the team

Even if they don't think they are doing this, they are doing it subconsciously.

What would distinguish reggie from tyrone for an hr professional to hire reggie in your opinion.

Like literally what does "black" black even mean? I wanted to hear so.ething tangible. Suburbia vs inner city like tangibles.

Cats need to be very careful when making these types of statements.

 

[NeilCartwright]

Crazy part is, if you put yourself in the shoes of a c00n. You can’t really fault them. They just view what they doing as “getting ahead” & “self preservation”. It still don’t make it right.

It’s some of these people appointed to these nominal positions, who’ve got a little money, who will come out and tell you they haven’t experienced racism or discrimination first hand. So to them, if it hasn’t happened to them, it couldn’t have happened to anyone else. That’s flawed logic though.

It’s sad all around but you hate to see it.

 

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

What would distinguish reggie from tyrone for an hr professional to hire reggie in your opinion.

Like literally what does "black" black even mean? I wanted to hear so.ething tangible. Suburbia vs inner city like tangibles.

Black people are not a homogeneous group. We are a diverse group of people

The problem is, these companies about "diversity" have a criteria for what type of person
they will hire from the black community.

Name sounds too ghetto? They won't even look at the application

Don't like the way they talk? Hmm he or she won' fit here

Hell a lot of places are not even comfortable with black people wearing dreads or braids

This is what is going on out here yet people are acting like they don't know what the deal is.

That's what a lot of these "cultural fit" interviews are all about.

 

[Frangala]

Black people are not a homogeneous group. We are a diverse group of people

The problem is, these companies about "diversity" have a criteria for what type of person
they will hire from the black community.

Name sounds too ghetto? They won't even look at the application

Don't like the way they talk? Hmm he or she won' fit here

Hell a lot of places are not even comfortable with black people wearing dreads or braids

This is what is going on out here yet people are acting like they don't know what the deal is.

That's what a lot of these "cultural fit" interviews are all about.

I get it the name is a valid argument and hairstule also but what's the "type" they hire from the black community and what other attributes of the "true black" people would add value to a google that they are overlooking in not hiring them.

You have men like Robert Smith solid middle class background from Colorado (not a typical Black regional hub not like the South or east coast) Cornell undergrad Columbia business school Goldman Sachs investment asset manager with his own private equity fund yet a billionaire and has done a lot of philanthropic work that has benefited the community.

I bet you this type of profile wouldn't not fit the "authentic Black" that the author is putting forth.

 

[easymoneysniper]

you know it will. "you just arent living up to our expectations anymore, do you really want to work here?"

I’ve been told something similar before they made me redundant in my last job (and I know for a fact that I was doing a much better job than my peers)

That’s the corporate world Use it to make your bread and then do your own thing...cacs gonna cac. Its the ones who act like they on your side, they pro-diversity, who are the worst, they the real snakes

 

[Sad Bunny]

traditional black ppl are stereotypical?

and plenty from HBCU's.

Yeah. If you ain't from the hood, you ain't black. Period. Ask @BrothaZay

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

How many "stereotypical blacks" do y'all know getting these advanced degrees though?

Let's be serious here

Exactly.


And how many real nikkas are maintaining a 3.5 GPA in comp sci/comp engineering/electrical engineering

 

[badtguy]

I get it the name is a valid argument and hairstule also but what's the "type" they hire from the black community and what other attributes of the "true black" people would add value to a google that they are overlooking in not hiring them.

White Companies are looking for the black people who run marathons/5ks, watch the office, and went to PWIs ?

Although these black people do exists, running marathons, 5Ks cost money, going to an HBCU is more likely if you grew up among black people in America and the office is dry cac humor.

How hard is that to understand?

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Is that black woman from the hood or inner city? Because if that’s the case I could understand that feeling she’s talking about ( I struggle with this myself) but she also looks biracial which could mean she’s trying to learn her “blackness” and is using racial stereotypes of what she wants.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Exactly.


And how many real nikkas are maintaining a 3.5 GPA in comp sci/comp engineering/electrical engineering

In my school, certain black people used to make fun of other black people that weren't "cool enough"

 

[Frangala]

White Companies are looking for the black people who run marathons/5ks, watch the office, and went to PWIs ?

How hard is that to understand?

Actually not necessarily a lot of law firms get their "black talent" from Howard Law that sometimes a Black law student who went to Harvard might get overlooked.

So actually make good arguments instrad of smileys this is a legit serious conversation to have instead of stupid ass condescending qoutes "why is it so hard to understand?"

 

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

They have no problem hiring a white supremacist with no college degree and little coding skill like moot, though

I thought it was cool they mentioned this in watch dogs 2. "Code switching" and everything

yup, i peeped this as well

They only including some "woke" stuff due to receiving racial backlash from the first game. The original Watch Dogs included a dead young breh in a hoodie named "Kavon Fortin". Ubisoft legit tried to get people to believe all of that information was "randomly generated" as opposed to an obvious Trayvon reference.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...rrible-trayvon-martin-reference-in-watch-dogs