Musk Has Won — DEI Is Dead, Tech Is Bringing Back the Booth Bunny
Now that conservatives like Musk have declared DEI is bad, tech companies like Palo Alto are testing how far we can roll the clocks back
I’ve worked in tech for over 25 years and enjoyed it most of the time. I transitioned from Chemistry to information technology when the internet burst on the scene, and it was an amazing ride.
Everything we did was new. There were unprecedented changes in the way we acquired and exchanged information. Working in the space allowed you to be at the forefront of the world’s transition into a new era.
Many other things also changed in these 25 years. About ten years ago, companies decided that women are human beings too and deserve to be treated like men- like a regular cog in the machine, not like a decorative object.
DEI made sure that men now knew to preface sexist jokes with “I know I’m not supposed to say this,” and sometimes I was no longer the only woman in the room.
Tech and boobies — a computer geek’s dream come true
When I was young, being a computer geek was an off-mainstream pastime. But with the internet revolution that changed, the tech…
