Best Places to work in IT
According to the annual ComputerWorld report, American Family Insurance (my current client) ranks #30 in the country for places to work in IT (#7 in the Midwest). Not bad, not bad at all.
Reading over what goes into the ranking process it seems like American Family is reading from the same script as ComputerWorld regarding 'what makes for a good IT environment'. Not to say that they are actually tailoring their business to this one survey... just saying that their HR guys and the AmFam HR guys probably see each other at a lot of the same conferences.
One thing I am curious about in these criteria is how having females and minorities figure into being one of the "best places to work"? Can I assume that this is because if I were a female or minority, I would feel better about my chance to succeed in a place where others in my profile have been able to succeed? Or is there something else that I am missing here? Being someone that considers himself far from racist/sexist, I would say that it is definitely good to have these people in prominent positions but I don't know that having a female boss would make me like working here more (or less).
posted by jimhalberg @ 11:05 AM
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Now that Carrie is reading our blogs - and having the audacity to sign herself as the favorite aunt (really!!!) I will add to what she has already stated so well - I was talking to a friend the other day (black/female) who was hoping that the national NAACP conference which is being held in Milwuakee this coming week will encourage others folks of African heritage to move here. Her point was - in addition to what C says - is that it is not enough to have diversity in the workplace. For real staying power, you want the entire community to have diverse offerings as well - and not just little "ghettos" of "the gay bookstore" and the "eatery that serves grits for blacks"... that diversity that spills out into all of our lives lifts the oppression that all of those "isms" cause us to live under by allowing us to also experienced "all good things in life..."
Okay - so enough of the lecturing from the aunts.
You are a great guy Jim. And I love that technology connects our ideas and questions to each other.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Adding age and health to the conversation really enhanced my perspective.
Thanks!
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