To LRUG Community,<br><br><br><p style="text-align:center">“The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet” –</p>
<p style="text-align:center"><b>Ann Landers</b></p><p style="text-align:center"><b><br></b></p>
<h5><font size="4">A message to my peers,</font></h5>
<p>In what has undoubtedly been our most turbulent week at <i>evvnt </i>I’d like to use this opportunity to explain my thoughts, actions and regrets.</p>
<p>Late on Monday evening I sent a message to the London Ruby User Group
(LRUG), a community of developers that I am just getting to know, as we
are currently recruiting Ruby developers ourselves. The message,
intended as a pseudo-job ad, poked fun at some of the stereotypes of the
male developer & what makes them tick – a stereotype so
old-fashioned that it probably need not be regurgitated any further.
Although at the time of writing (1am on a Tuesday morning) it was off
the cuff and felt light hearted, the feedback from my peers and the
wider tech community has shown me that my comments far overstepped the
line.</p>
<p>My comments were not only disrespectful and inappropriate towards the
talented female developer community but also to men in the industry –
to pigeonhole them under archaic stereotypes is just as damaging.
Although what I wrote was in no way a suggestion that we had female
developers being offered, as some have suggested, as a ‘perk’, or that
we would selectively hire staff members by anything other than their
professional ability, I deeply regret my comments for being distasteful
and out of line – for which I can only apologise.</p>
<p>It’s now up to the wider community to cast judgment on the matter. I
hope a lapse in judgement does not define my character, as it does not
represent my sentiments or morals nor the awesome growth company that is
evvnt. I have always held the upmost respect for my staff whether past,
present or future and I’d welcome anyone to stop by for an ‘expresso’, earl grey tea or cold beer to meet myself & our team.</p>
<p>With regards and regrets,</p>
<p>Richard Green</p><p>Updated for the wider development community: <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/economics/2013/07/women-offered-perks-job-ad">http://www.newstatesman.com/economics/2013/07/women-offered-perks-job-ad</a><br>
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