Guest Post by Karl Denninger
The spotlight and the magnifying glass have been on tech companies’ dismal diversity numbers for the past year.Hiring diverse candidates shouldn’t have to be a struggle. Yet, the latest numbers from companies like Facebook and Intel show that the needle is barely moving.As a result, there’s a new position in fashion within tech company c-suites: say hello to the head of diversity.
Who gives a crap about diversity. Hiring is about exactly one thing — finding the best candidate for the job.
Period.
Anything else makes you a sub-par performer in the end, and that means the shark eats you.
I don’t give a flying **** what anyone thinks about such horsecrap. It means exactly zero, other than political correctness at the expense of operating efficiency and, I might add, both revenue and profits.
Any business that has such a position is one that I will not patronize if I have alternatives, because that firm has already demonstrated by its actions that excellence is not in its DNA — instead, it is far more worried about whether there is “diversity.”
Well, my money gets spent where I get the best bang for my buck, and that’s never where “diversity” is valued first, or even at all. No, what I value is efficiency and excellence, and I don’t give a damn about anyone’s race, color, creed or anything else — only that they are the best candidate for whatever position is in question.
If that’s not your view then get the hell off my lawn.
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