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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most of the problems mentioned in the article seemed to be problems with the convention organization and not the attendees.

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Layoffs are what caused the long queues to begin with. Event organization and operation makes it seem closer to an average American Black Friday event than a job conference.