06-16-2024, 01:41 PM
As a regular ol' mediocre white dude any time I get a job I get to pat myself on the back like Barry Horrowitz because I know I managed to make the cut despite missing out on all those bonus points minorities, women, disabled veterans, etc get that I don't.
Then I just have to work hard enough to show that hiring me over the feel-good candidates was the smart move. It's all on me. The ball is in my court, just where I want it.
Part of me agrees, part of me has to admit there may have been a time in my life where being an able-bodied straight white guy helped get me the nod for a job, too. Hmm, actually a lot of people tend to assume I'm some variant of Arab or Hispanic unless I make a point to overdo the Italian-ness. Side note, I know two people who have one parent from Portugal and they look way whiter than I do but they get minority status on applications while I've been called a sand N-bomb and have to put WHITE.
Life ain't fair, I tells ya.
Then I just have to work hard enough to show that hiring me over the feel-good candidates was the smart move. It's all on me. The ball is in my court, just where I want it.
(06-16-2024, 12:31 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Key words here are equally qualified. Diversity can be a great thing as long as one person is not chosen simply because of their race, sexual orientation, etc.
Part of me agrees, part of me has to admit there may have been a time in my life where being an able-bodied straight white guy helped get me the nod for a job, too. Hmm, actually a lot of people tend to assume I'm some variant of Arab or Hispanic unless I make a point to overdo the Italian-ness. Side note, I know two people who have one parent from Portugal and they look way whiter than I do but they get minority status on applications while I've been called a sand N-bomb and have to put WHITE.
Life ain't fair, I tells ya.
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