I do not agree with this but this might impact Leap unfortunately.
I wish this wasn't the way it is but it is and I will keep doing what I can to help
https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/business/microsoft-fires-dei-team-becoming-latest-company-to-ditch-woke-policy-report/
u/Artistic_Kangaroo512 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
So no Microsoft Leap program this year? Or even not anymore in general?
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I have no inside information here but just that this program was aimed at helping nurture diverse talent from non traditional sources and the department of people who were pushing for diversity and equity may have been let go.
It's not optimistic but I really hope the program stays.
u/Artistic_Kangaroo512 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Yeah me too. Cause this is the last hope for me. I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel
u/michaelnovatireplied·
other apprenticeship programs though are still running. Pinterest Asana. adobe. they are a little smaller and absurdly competitive. but hopefully this isn't your last hope and that you can keep trying to find something.
u/Artistic_Kangaroo512 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I didn’t know about other programs. I was just looking at your startup company, it says you help lend a job. I was reading the website. Thanks
u/michaelnovatireplied·
My company doesn't help at all with people with no experience looking for their first job. if you have some kind of software engineering work experience and you're looking for an apprenticeship, we might be able to help, but it would still be quite an edge case and you would have to talk to us in more detail.
so unfortunately we aren't a solution either. but if you DM me with your information and background, I can try to give my opinion on ideas of things you could do if you don't go the Microsoft LEAP route. there's only so much one can do in this market but I'm happy to give my opinion.
u/hellacorporate wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That story is greatly exaggerated. I’d welcome you to read this one instead. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/microsoft-di-cuts-impact-two-positions-company-says-main-team-and-larger-goals-remain-intact/
> That’s the gist of the company’s response to a media snowball effect that mi
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I really appreciate you sharing that and thanks.
this is a pretty controversial issue and I tried to preface my comments on that too and it's a little bit like politics where people on both sides might never agree. but I think it's good to try to open-mindedly look at all sides of the situation, not just at Microsoft but industry-wide and try to absorb the best we can.
I'm personally like really trying to keep a pulse on this this across the industry because there's a lot of changes related to recent Court. rulings as well as studies and papers that have come out and lay off trends and things all over the place that are causing some reason to notice in the dei industry.
but I think it's extremely important that all sides are presented and that people get to see it all. so thank you very much for sharing that.