Texas Instruments does it again

I previously posted a critique of Texas Instruments' recruiting material. Go ahead, refresh your memory. It's been a few months.

Got it?

Well, they've done it again. Damn them.

I'd like you to know that normally I don't pick up crappy-ass periodicals like 'D Magazine', mostly because they're pieces of crap. However, I was given a free one at a trade show, and made the mistake of leafing through it.

There was horrible thing after horrible thing in there. Ads for law firms in which all of their lawyers look like jackasses. Spreads depicting men's fashions that assume you're down with paying several hundred dollars for a belt. (I swear to Christ I would never hire anyone dressed like any of the people in that feature.)

This is the kind of magazine that has those terrible "Top 40 Under 40" lists. Doctors, lawyers, you name it. Yech.

So I was already in a bad mood when I saw this:

Yet again, T.I., you demonstrate that you are incredibly diverse. Approximately half of your workforce are women, and approximately half are black. Just like in your recruiting material. WE GET IT.

Apparently they laid off their one Asian. I guess Hiro got a better job offer. Admittedly, laying off your one Asian employee is a bold move for a tech company. Maybe they're mavericks like John McCain.

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