Thank you for writing this.

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Apr 28, 2016

“The problem in Tech is that nobody wants to acknowledge that because they want to believe that it’s a meritocracy. They want to believe that their hard work is what got them here like they’ve struggled and suffered for all this time and that’s how they got here instead saying, ‘Maybe you got here because that guy you knew in college he referred you for a job but he didn’t refer the black girl who was also in the same class who actually got better grades than you.’”

Techies: Erica Baker

Helena Price

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Thank you for writing this. I don’t know Erica Baker directly, but I had a few interactions with her on Google+ and always enjoyed it. This is an excellent piece,but this quote is so true.

I know I’m lucky, and the benefit of this (who you know) so many times over. Meritocracy assumes a baseline that isn’t there. To hire “the best people” you constantly have to challenge your assumptions on why someone is the best because in most cases it comes down to “I know this guy, he’s good.

Thanks again for this, and thank you Erica Baker for continuing to speak up.