Conversation Series – Ian Paredes

Ian is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Pear Deck and has worked in various roles at various companies in the tech industry for several years. We will discuss his appearance as a panelist for The Contraband Wagon’s The Intersection of Race and Tech Event, his personal experience as a tech professional of color, the Basecamp drama that continues to advance in the worst ways, his failed attempts at organizing workers in tech, how he learned to assert himself at work, conform, and otherwise adapt to workplace culture, some interview experiences he has had, and the recent movement to address racism against Asian Americans. Join us for this wide-ranging conversation and give your comments in the chat!