ef386425
not saying this as hate. genuinely curious how this happened.
my company's eng org is probably 70% indian. the VP of eng is indian. 4 out of 5 directors are indian. my skip level, my manager, and 6 of my 8 teammates are indian.
the hiring pipeline is almost exclusively indian candidates. not because of explicit bias but because referrals come from the existing network which is... indian.
is this just how it is now? has anyone else noticed this?
0916a792
its called network effects. same reason silicon valley was 90% white dudes in 2005. the dominant group refers people from their network. its not a conspiracy its just math
7ccf9023
the real question nobody wants to ask: are the H1B candidates being hired because they're the best, or because they accept lower TC for the visa sponsorship? i've seen both and its not always the former
edc570af
as an indian engineer this thread makes me uncomfortable every time it comes up. yes there are a lot of us in tech. we also studied our asses off, grinded leetcode, and earned our spots. the implication that its somehow unfair is exhausting
9ecbb36a
"not saying this as hate" and then proceeds to say some shit that sounds exactly like hate lol
cd8fa510
i mean the data is the data. indian americans are 1% of the US population and like 30-40% of tech workers. thats a massive overrepresentation. whether its a problem depends on your values i guess
b85692a1
the uncomfortable truth is that some teams DO have a hiring bias toward indian candidates specifically because the hiring manager and interviewers are indian. ive seen it firsthand. pretending it doesnt happen is just as dishonest as pretending its the only thing happening
20ea3e06
this is literally the same conversation people had about jews in finance and asians in medicine. successful diaspora groups cluster in high-paying industries. its not new and its not a problem unless there's actual discrimination happening in individual cases
5e4b152b
locked threads incoming in 3.. 2.. 1..
