For one, why didn't he post this somewhere else more official instead of 4chan?
Why do you think this is sourced from 4chan? I didn't link to 4chan.
This is sourced from:
ve been working as a mobile developer for 12 years. I'm a straight white male who knows what I am doing in my occupation. But lately I'm struggling to find another place to work. I applied for a job...
lulz.com
. For starters, I'd like to see the email address of the DDG official who sent this email.
1. Click the archive link
2. Click the image
3. You can find the email address of the official in the bottom-right screenshot: "
diana@duckduckgo.recruitee.com"
She has a linkedIn and everything.
It would also make sense for Google/Bing to do a smear campaign against DDG addressed to those who would likely use the service.
I would expect that the mainstream media would be the ones to report on it, if that were the case.
But I don't think they ever will, because this would also get people thinking "does Company X also do this?", and companies don't want you to think about diversity hires. They want to keep it a secret.
I bet you Google and Bing also do this. I bet you every large company that has a "diversity" team does this. They don't want that cat out of the bag.
Plus, people use DDG to get AWAY from Google/Bing. They're not going back. They'd rather go to another alternate search engine, of which there are many.