In a complaint with the EEOC, a Black applicant alleges Facebook rejected her application due to a lack of “culture fit”, despite her qualifications
and my co-counsel @kmblegal & @FindJusticeLaw — for taking on how “culture fit” is used to discriminate against Black workers in hiring tech workers! https://theintercept.com/... by @samfbiddle @hypervisible : The woman was told “There's no doubt you can do the job, but we're really looking for a culture fit.” https://theintercept.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : diVerSitY iN teCh is a pIPeLinE PRobLeM https://twitter.com/... Ryan Tate / @ryantate : “You have a big brain, you wouldn't like this job.” “There's no doubt you can do the job, but we're really looking for a culture fit.” Facebook is only 3.9% black and applicants quote it still talking to them this way. Backward big tech, https://theintercept.com/...
“Culture fit” is the newest way companies are able to discriminate & easily avoid Title VII liability. Our workplace laws have failed us in so many ways it's embarrassing. https://twitter.com/...
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diVerSitY iN teCh is a pIPeLinE PRobLeM https://twitter.com/...
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“You have a big brain, you wouldn't like this job.” “There's no doubt you can do the job, but we're really looking for a culture fit.” Facebook is only 3.9% black and applicants quote it still talking to them this way. Backward big tech, https://theintercept.com/...
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The woman was told “There's no doubt you can do the job, but we're really looking for a culture fit.” https://theintercept.com/...
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Proud of my client — and my co-counsel @kmblegal & @FindJusticeLaw — for taking on how “culture fit” is used to discriminate against Black workers in hiring tech workers! https://theintercept.com/... by @samfbiddle
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The woman joins three others who have recently complained to the EEOC about anti-Black racism at Facebook. https://theintercept.com/...