We should probably stop pretending to care about diversity, inclusion, and "equality" when things like citizenship, gender, and even religion matter in our hiring processes... 🤥 I am wondering why a Danish shoe manufacturer (not even a sensitive domain like space or military) should consider the citizenship of a candidate for a "Technology Solution Architect" role. From my experience in the past ... [read more]
March 23, 2024
As a software developer and a person who is experienced with IT infrastructure, back then, when I was residing in Iran, I was happy to work in our IT teams where almost half of the technical staff and managers were women (example photos below). This could reduce the stress and tension in our teams and make the work environment more enjoyable. Below is a typical Iranian IT team (I just searched pub... [read more]
June 27, 2023
Throughout my whole life, whenever I have opened a website, all the countries have exited on the "country lists" except... Guess what? Iran! (yes, my beloved country, Iran! ❤️🤍💚) Whenever I wanted to add my mother tongue language to a profile... Guess what? Again, it didn't exist in the list. Today, again, I tried to add Persian to my LinkedIn profile and separate my English content from Persian... [read more]
June 1, 2023
In late 2016, I moved to Denmark with a kinda "talent work permit" named "Greencard" scheme to find a job as a software developer who has worked with IT infrastructure tools and technologies for a few years. Since then, I have worked for various Danish employers, from small startups to the Danish branch of some of the largest international corporations. So far, I have stayed silent about this, but... [read more]
January 31, 2023
We should probably stop pretending to care about diversity, inclusion, and "equality" when things like citizenship, gender, and even religion matter in our hiring processes... 🤥 I am wondering why a Danish shoe manufacturer (not even a sensitive domain like space or military) should consider the citizenship of a candidate for a "Technology Solution Architect" role. From my experience in the past ... [read more]
March 23, 2024
As a software developer and a person who is experienced with IT infrastructure, back then, when I was residing in Iran, I was happy to work in our IT teams where almost half of the technical staff and managers were women (example photos below). This could reduce the stress and tension in our teams and make the work environment more enjoyable. Below is a typical Iranian IT team (I just searched pub... [read more]
June 27, 2023
Throughout my whole life, whenever I have opened a website, all the countries have exited on the "country lists" except... Guess what? Iran! (yes, my beloved country, Iran! ❤️🤍💚) Whenever I wanted to add my mother tongue language to a profile... Guess what? Again, it didn't exist in the list. Today, again, I tried to add Persian to my LinkedIn profile and separate my English content from Persian... [read more]
June 1, 2023
In late 2016, I moved to Denmark with a kinda "talent work permit" named "Greencard" scheme to find a job as a software developer who has worked with IT infrastructure tools and technologies for a few years. Since then, I have worked for various Danish employers, from small startups to the Danish branch of some of the largest international corporations. So far, I have stayed silent about this, but... [read more]
January 31, 2023
