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When less is more

The token is seldom a net benefit: One of the guys I mentor recently took a job at a large tech company and has seen this problem firsthand....

The token is seldom a net benefit:
One of the guys I mentor recently took a job at a large tech company and has seen this problem firsthand. On the SWE team he works with, there are four engineers and one token woman. He complained to me that "it is like having one less engineer," my response was "no, it's like you traded an engineer for a commissar." His boss and many other people in management truly seem to want to fire her, but "their hands are tied." In the worst case scenario, which this seems like: an SJW enters the company, does almost no work, reduces morale across the department, and subtly threatens complaint or even litigation should they be removed.
Who, precisely, ties those hands? This is a failure of management. Document, discipline, and fire. It's not that hard.

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