I'm just not sure when physical attributes have any relevance to a professional introduction.
When we selected Bob and he said yes, he was a fat single man.
When we selected Dave and he said yes, he was a acne-ridden single man.
When we selected Joe and he said yes, he was a weightlifting single man.
I think in all other cases, you'd just say single. maybe "talented" rather than drawing attention to physique.
It's just stereotypical nerd bullshit that everyone will try to paper over as not a big deal. Frankly, there doesn't seem to be a market for non-stereotypical engineering environments, or the market would capitalize on that. So perhaps it's not a big deal in any startup sense, but it's a real effect.
I've actually seen the weightlifting case with men, though it's far less common. Former EA and now-Blizzard AI programmer Brian Schwab gets a lot of comments about his physique, because he has a bodybuilder-type physique, which is sort of unusual in videogame programming. It doesn't seem to bug him, though.
I'm just not sure when physical attributes have any relevance to a professional introduction.
When we selected Bob and he said yes, he was a fat single man.
When we selected Dave and he said yes, he was a acne-ridden single man.
When we selected Joe and he said yes, he was a weightlifting single man.
I think in all other cases, you'd just say single. maybe "talented" rather than drawing attention to physique.
It's just stereotypical nerd bullshit that everyone will try to paper over as not a big deal. Frankly, there doesn't seem to be a market for non-stereotypical engineering environments, or the market would capitalize on that. So perhaps it's not a big deal in any startup sense, but it's a real effect.