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GOD_Over_Djinnyesterday at 8:07 PM1 replyview on HN

Really interesting comment. Is there a source for the promo quota thing? Or is this a policy that’s only discussed internally on a need-to-know basis?


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breadwinnertoday at 2:11 AM

Managers and above know this. In order for execs to get their bonus they have to meet diversity goals. So execs have promoted women to positions they would not ordinarily be promoted, in order to get their bonuses. This started many years ago, and continue to this day.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/18/13681738/microsoft-diver...

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-microsoft-execs-earn-the...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-17/microsoft...