> and not very welcoming to female employees.
Even with a female co-founder? You would think that this kind of behavior would be less common with one.
(Though it might not be entirely surprising)
Even with a female co-founder? You would think that this kind of behavior would be less common with one.
(Though it might not be entirely surprising)
In this particular case: The people I have met and talked to were on the web programming side, not product development. Between their stories and my own experiences at other companies, companies that focus on Area Of Business X tend to be founded by experts in X, and have no clue what Y or Z are even there for. So if ThinkGeek were, say, founded by product developers, then IT would get the short end of the stick all the same as if it were founded by sales people.
The other interesting thing is since the 1970s orchestras have used blind auditions where the person auditioning is out of view. Since then females in orchestras have increased dramatically.
The idea of being a founder doesn't seem to mean much to them, so I think the scales tip towards the "not entirely surprising" side.
It's good to hear that you did your best to create a good atmosphere there for everyone, and I wish you all the best in your other endeavors.