Jonathan, understood. For the record, Alyssa doesn't work at MapBox. She passed on this note and and tweeted simply as a colleague in the space helping to spread the word about a job opportunity.
On Jul 17, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > As I said, I understand and in fact support your intentions but to suggest a > tweet starting with "not a white dude" is quite simply insulting. Could I > start a job search with the title "not a black dude?" > > By all means reach out to members of the community you wish to encourage by > communicating in areas they may frequent but you cannot send global messages > excluding those you don't want. > > Jonathan > > On 17/07/2013 21:17, Bonnie Bogle wrote: >> Thanks Lela for the link. We encourage **everyone** who's interested and >> qualified to apply to this and all positions at MapBox. >> >> We also actively try to get job listings plus news about our work out to >> diverse communities outside of our typical channels, which can be more >> developer/map/technical oriented and often do not have the same diversity as >> the world around us : ) Which is what I think Alyssa was trying to help with >> here with the international community and diversity OSM list. >> >> Feel free to hit me up with any questions/concerns/suggestions here or off >> thread. >> >> Bonnie >> >> >> On Jul 17, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Lela Prashad <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Jonathan, >>> >>> I think they are just advertising an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity >>> position - legal and required for federal contractors in the US. Here's a >>> list of boilerplate statements MapBox could draw from to explain their >>> diversity-in-hiring policy. >>> >>> http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/docs/Sample%20Diversity%20Statements.pdf >>> >>> Lela >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> While I appreciate your intentions, in this country (UK) it is illegal to >>> specify that applicants for a job should be of any one gender or race let >>> alone specifying a race or gender that is not welcome! >>> >>> Equality is a two way street. >>> >>> Jonathan >>> (for what it's worth I'm a White Anglo Saxon Protestant) >>> >>> >>> On 17/07/2013 05:30, alyssa wright wrote: >>>> MapBox needs a Biz Dev Lead in San Francisco and is actively looking for a >>>> diverse applicant pool. A diverse pool would be great for MapBox and great >>>> for open source geo. But they need help building that pool. >>>> >>>> D-I-V-E-R-I-S-I-T-Y !!! >>>> >>>> Hmm. That was supposed to be a rallying call however I've just >>>> demonstrated my nonexistent skills in both cheerleading and spelling. >>>> National Dork Day was yesterday, I must still be celebrating. >>>> >>>> But I digress! We are rallied. >>>> >>>> So I humbly ask each ofmyou to reach to those diverse corners of your >>>> networks (keep it PG, or at least kosher) for bizdev superstars. And if >>>> you're feeling punchy, hop on twitter, these babies are just waitin' for >>>> some retweet love. >>>> >>>> Tweet: >>>> Save the Women's Bathroom! Save humanity! @Mapbox seeking Biz Dev Lead. >>>> Industry seeking diversity. Please forward. http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr >>>> >>>> Link: https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/357343471339716610 >>>> >>>> Tweet: >>>> not a white dude? please apply. Hiring Business Development Lead at MapBox >>>> SF: http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr via @mapbox >>>> >>>> Link: >>>> https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/356385182594506752 >>>> >>>> PS I have no idea what the bathroom situation is in MapBox. I'm sure it's >>>> awesome. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lela Prashad >>> Chief Data Scientist >>> >>> NiJeL - Data. Mapping. Community Impact. >>> >>> mobile/office/SMS: 602.412.1553 >>> email: [email protected] >>> skypeid, gtalk: lela.prashad >>> web: http://nijel.org >>> Brooklyn, NYC, USA >> >
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