I do. Even right now there are millions of available jobs out there. The BLS currently lists 5,6M unfilled positions in the US. Some are being automated simply because they cannot be filled. They are not being filled for a variety of reasons. Some of them include:

So what?

Guess the Outrage of the Week™ didn’t pan out. Sorry Tumblr, gotta find someone else to be angry at.

Bring extra toilet paper in case we encounter Klingons.

Seems people are overthinking this. The whole “spooky” and “mystery” angle is great for generating clicks.

I thought it was an indicator for how much blinker fluid was left. Once you stop hearing the clicking, you need to top off the reservoir. I encourage everyone to be proactive and ensure this vital safety system is always functional. At your next service appointment, ask the person writing you up to check the blinker…

Each post offered additional insight into points you have raised. Items repeated were ones that you chose to ignore and brought up for clarification. For instance, your claim that those attending HBCU would be discriminated against because hiring managers would automatically be rejected. After requesting you reread…

LOL, touched a nerve did I? Guess you are taking your ball and going home. I have read everything you have wrote and offered clarification and information based on my personal experience. In return, I have been accused of all sorts of nasty things. I am not sure what you mean by my conclusion that there is…

Let me ask again, do you live in Silicon Valley? Do you work in Silicon Valley? Have you had to hire in Silicon Valley? What are your proposal to the situation to perceive as systematic racism?

Once again it is clear you have not read what is written. Information is redacted and the resume forwarded on. Then again, when the conclusion is drawn beforehand, everything needs to be rationalized to fit they model. While I do not have access to the source code, I am fairly sure there is nothing in the software…

LOL,
No, the redacting is not done by humans. Everything is done by automated systems. For some positions, its a firehose of resumes. So once again the suggestion that a vast conspiracy of people sitting in a dark room systematically oppressing people are unfounded. And where did I state there are no Latinos? In…

No worries, glad to a have a civil discussion and bring up points that will advance everyone toward a solution. The instant “that’s racist so I dismiss your point view” is used to shut down discussion, everything goes downhill.

I am fairly certain you have not had to recruit and hire people let alone in Silicon Valley. With the heavy competition for talent, I interview as many people as I can to build my team to meet the workload demand. Like I said, I would be stupid to turn down any qualified candidate. As long as the person can do the…

It’s become obvious people already have their minds set and choose not to read what is in front of their faces. Read my description of the process again. The name of the institution is left off so that there is no bias toward any particular school. I have no idea whether the person went to Harvard, Howard, or the…

I actually had an economics professor that said we would save lots of trouble if we stopped dancing around the subject why we spend so much on defense. His proposal was to build aircraft carriers sans nuclear fuel, fill them with a full compliment of planes, stock with everything needed for a deployment, send it out…

Not quite. Once again, people are reading into what they want to believe. The person with the BFA is a rockstar developer. He can sling Java code and Python scripts the way a master sushi chef can wield a knife. I am not actually sure he sleeps. The guy works a full day, goes to rehersals (Yes, he still does…

Ummm... I’m am not sure what you are asking.  

Folks are misunderstanding the intentions of your post. It’s snarky but brings up an important point. Rather than take taking the easy potshots at big companies such as Facebook, Google, and Apple, we need to address the heart of the issue. Pointing fingers and taking a shallow look at some numbers does not tell…

It’s easy to hate on Zuck and he sometimes sets himself up for these difficult situations. Still, I believe his intentions are good and he genuinely wants Facebook to be more diverse. I am guessing he is running into the same issues I have as a hiring manager. There are simply not enough qualified candidates within…

Pic 1 deserves a geeky followup to explain the “hamster pouch” shaped CFM-56 on the 737s. It’s not your imagination the intake is an ellipse shape.