Posted on 11/27/2024 8:42:29 PM PST by TigerClaws
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has targeted Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella over a controversial claim about the company's hiring practices. Musk’s comments came in response to an unverified post that accused Microsoft’s gaming division of excluding white candidates from its hiring process.
The drama began when an unverified post on X claimed that Microsoft’s gaming division was excluding white individuals from its hiring pool. The post alleged the company was actively hiring “unqualified queer and black people” to fill roles in their video game projects, as part of an executive mandate against “crusty old white dudes.”
This post appeared to react to a tweet reposted by Josh Sawyer, director of the popular video game Fallout, which encouraged Black artists to reach out for portfolio reviews and job advice while stating that there were "too many crusty white dudes in this field.”
Musk reacted by tagging Nadella in his post, saying, "Um, [Satya Nadella], this is illegal..."
"Microsoft’s gaming division is excluding whites from being hired to work on their video games. All of their new hires are unqualified queer and black people because the company’s executives have an explicit mandate against “crusty old white dudes.”
While the original claims remain unverified, and Microsoft has not officially responded to Musk’s comments, the company has long underlined its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Nadella himself has been a vocal advocate for increasing diversity in the tech sector, and Microsoft has implemented numerous programmes to promote a more inclusive workforce.
This wasn't the first time Musk targeted Microsoft. He previously mocked Nadella's response to a global IT outage caused by an update from CrowdStrike, which disrupted services, including Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud.
Nadella assured users that Microsoft was working to fix the issue. But, Musk, in his tweets, commented on the severity of the impact, particularly on the automotive supply chain, saying it “gave a seizure to the automotive supply chain.”
Musk also posted a meme with a laughing emoji, making light of the situation, and retweeted a 2021 tweet where he jokingly compared Microsoft to a fictitious company called “Macrohard.”
Before that, Musk also criticised the Microsoft CEO over the setup process for new Windows PCs, urging him to allow users the option to skip the creation of a Microsoft account. (Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
So CNBC wants to pretend the account is unverified? The person is quoting the Art Director over at Obsidian making a game called Avowed, published by Xbox games.
I hate Microsoft.
The use of “unverified” only apply to statements made by someone on the right.
“No matter how much you think you hate Microsoft, you don’t hate them nearly enough.”
:-)
>> “crusty old white dudes.”
I’ll bet that the average “crusty old white dude” at TinyAndFlaccid... er, sorry, Microsoft, in their estimation is, like, 40 years old.
You’ve got to be kidding. Turn that camera onto me! I’ll show you “crusty old white dude”!!!
It does explain the severe drop in quality of Microsoft products. Not that they always had the best track record. But I have been surprised of late how much lower that bar could go.
OH, B, you have no idea how much I despise, hate and abhor microsoft.
Bill Gates is a lunatic with a LOT of money.
I suppose I’ll have swat teams at my door.
HE WANTS US TO EAT BUGS WHILE HE EATS FILET MIGNON
There is a mass denial out there about just how woke Microsoft really is.
microsoft isn’t the only company doing this.. and it’s not new.
this has been going on for a while.
You can’t fill out an application on LinkedIn without filling out the requirement Gender/Race/Disability/Veteran forms these days. I answer all questions except the race and disability because NOTDB.
I wonder if Musk has figured out yet that putting people in a job based on the color of their shin always had to goal to push out people with white colored skin.
You ever play the Linux console game “kill Bill”?
lol...
Josh Sawyer looks like a crusty white dude-more lib/lefty guilt to get atta boys from fellow lefties
I am a dinosaur, sir or madam.
I have never played a game on any device.
And I would never touch anything that would arouse Microsoft, since I feel their stalking efforts are real.
I have a problem with a Satya Nadella being in my world.
Musk is my favorite African-American!
At this point, who doesn't?
Well the technical name was XBill but everyone called it kill bill, i believe the package was named that on the version of Linux I used at that time. Mandrake or Slackware. But anyway the premise was you Were a network administrator and you have to stop a bespectacled hacker trying to install a virus called “wingdows”. As the levels progress it quickly becomes apparent the virus will win.
“Musk also criticised the Microsoft CEO over the setup process for new Windows PCs, urging him to allow users the option to skip the creation of a Microsoft account.”
That one really chaps my ass. Ditto for having to set up a Gmail account to have an Android phone.
Hate hate hate
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