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There were once dozens of SWEs and SREs in this office, humming along, doing well. Google decided to close Atlanta engineering, and they mainly went as a group to Square. A recent TGIF explicitly mentioned the importance of recruiting Atlanta; it's too bad we can't go all the way and actually hire ATLiens. | There were once dozens of SWEs and SREs in this office, humming along, doing well. Google decided to close Atlanta engineering, and they mainly went as a group to Square. A recent TGIF explicitly mentioned the importance of recruiting Atlanta; it's too bad we can't go all the way and actually hire ATLiens. | ||
Believe it or not, some of us like it here. California doesn't have seasons, and people talk to crystals, and the fried chicken sucks. Manhattan won't let you have a yard to grill in, and you have to hunt trees down like rare | Believe it or not, some of us like it here. California doesn't have seasons, and people talk to crystals, and the fried chicken sucks. Manhattan won't let you have a yard to grill in, and you have to hunt trees down like rare Pokémon, and what the fuck is that smell? It's godawfully hot, admittedly, but we don't screw around with our air conditioning, and there's plenty of room for pools. We can make effective use of the second-person plural "y'all" without being assumed mentally deficient, youz guys. Our families, people, and heritages are here, and no, by heritage I'm not talking about that stupid goddamn flag most of us despise. | ||
If I help this company sell, it'll seed a half-dozen new black tech entrepreneurs. They'll go on to hire plenty more black engineers, and do it in Atlanta. | If I help this company sell, it'll seed a half-dozen new black tech entrepreneurs. They'll go on to hire plenty more black engineers, and do it in Atlanta. | ||