A Senior Developer working mostly with PHP and JavaScript, with a bit of Python thrown in for good measure, all on Linux. My tooling is simple, it's GitLab and JetBrains where possible.
It's frustrating and annoying that this is still an issue.
I've been asked the question by someone in that community whether them working for me would be a problem. My answer to them at the time was "I don't care", which i now realise wasn't a great answer because I didn't articulate it right.
What I meant, and now articulate to that point, is:
If you have the ability to do the job, you are welcome on my team
If someone on my team has an issue with you being part of the LGBT+ community, then I will deal with it, with the help of HR.
If someone outside my team has an issue with it, I will help you through any process for HR and that person's manager to deal with.
All I want on my team are people who are willing and able to do the job. If they are harassing, abusing, or otherwise discriminating against someone, they aren't then being willing to do the job.
I'm fortunate enough to work for a company which has the same viewpoint as me, and has members of the LGBT+ community working there. I don't know if they have had to take action before because of it. But I will make sure action happens if it's affecting someone on my team.
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It's frustrating and annoying that this is still an issue.
I've been asked the question by someone in that community whether them working for me would be a problem. My answer to them at the time was "I don't care", which i now realise wasn't a great answer because I didn't articulate it right.
What I meant, and now articulate to that point, is:
All I want on my team are people who are willing and able to do the job. If they are harassing, abusing, or otherwise discriminating against someone, they aren't then being willing to do the job.
I'm fortunate enough to work for a company which has the same viewpoint as me, and has members of the LGBT+ community working there. I don't know if they have had to take action before because of it. But I will make sure action happens if it's affecting someone on my team.