Member-only story
I don’t write as often as I’d like to about Dweebs Global, but it is by far the most interesting and rewarding thing in my life. It is also one of the most diverse workplaces I’ve ever seen, let alone worked at.
We haven’t tried to achieve this incredible diversity by force — or even by targeted recruiting. The websites we use to find volunteers are unfortunately biased toward privileged Americans. And as a volunteer-run organization, we face the challenge that volunteers inherently come from places where people have the time and ability to work for free.
Yet, here we are: more women than men. More minorities than white people. Leads from around the world. Volunteers who own fourth homes and volunteers from some of the poorest areas in the world.
Every week, I have at least a dozen calls that are at odd hours because we have to accommodate people from the Pacific Coast of the United States to Australia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and every time zone in between.
So far, we’ve achieved this diversity by bringing on the best people for each position. And…that’s it.
If you want to do that too, here’s how.
There is no tradeoff between quality…
