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        1. Related to job hunting: I used to find “ask for forgiveness, not permission” brilliant. And then I discovered empathy.
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      1. …in reply to @gesa
        On this note, companies, take a look at your published “values” and make *real* sure they don’t sound like a nightmare scenario to URMs.
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    1. …in reply to @gesa
      Company boasts about “inclusively” writing their values. Team photos show more dogs than Black employees, over 5x more men than women.
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  1. …in reply to @gesa
    I was still seriously considering applying, but I don’t want to be the only female engineer again. It’s too tiring. I’m too tired.
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    1. …in reply to @gesa
      Serious question: is there a not-shitty (and more importantly, effective) way to email them and enumerate the reasons I didn’t apply?
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    2. …in reply to @gesa
      Being the only female engineer means always and forever wondering if you’re being treated that way bc of your gender.
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      1. …in reply to @gesa
        Being the only female engineer means fear of trying new things publicly because failure might look bad for *all* women in engineering.
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