tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post115036692712683930..comments2023-11-05T04:23:59.769-05:00Comments on Discombobulatingrant: BS Hiring PracticesGranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150727850001513152006-06-19T10:37:00.000-04:002006-06-19T10:37:00.000-04:00Grant, your post may be long but you are never bor...Grant, your post may be long but you are never boring! We have BS hiring/employment policies at my place of employment also. *sigh*Monogram Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201245389134780751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150569554775740962006-06-17T14:39:00.000-04:002006-06-17T14:39:00.000-04:00pbs - yes, become an auxiliary snitch. That way I...pbs - yes, become an auxiliary snitch. That way I'll have an inside contact.<BR/><BR/>weary hag - I think most people have had at least one experience with racism, regardless of color.<BR/><BR/>sj - of course, I would be a minority in your country. Therefore I approve of your government sponsored racism. :p<BR/><BR/>ttd - no, I had a flaky manager (black woman on the outside, but pure corporate on the inside) who, after telling me to fire the guy, then told me to ask the other department managers if we should fire him. Nobody wanted to go that far, so they all recommended that I continue to work with him. He knew his time was limited so he took the offer when they started passing out severance packages for voluntary withdrawals.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150568369599198202006-06-17T14:19:00.000-04:002006-06-17T14:19:00.000-04:00that's all due to affirmative action... it's crazy...that's all due to affirmative action... it's crazy & as a black female.. i would be super pissed if they kept the losers around just b/c they were scared of a lawsuit.. how about put some DESERVING black people in management positions that way if the loser gets fired, they cant cry racism... did you let go of the guy after a month??TTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069984755252298238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150551817954320692006-06-17T09:43:00.000-04:002006-06-17T09:43:00.000-04:00The political establishment in a vote winning exer...The political establishment in a vote winning exercise is trying to get reservations for minorities in companies here in India. I think I should mail this to the Prime Minister.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW I think that black female employee you mention towards the end is smart. I get more work when I do work maybe I can learn something from her, hmmm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567372758347040220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150544251203308732006-06-17T07:37:00.000-04:002006-06-17T07:37:00.000-04:00And hey, as you know - I suffer from long-postosis...And hey, as you know - I suffer from long-postosis too, so you'll never hear me complain about that. There are no flippin etiquette rules about post length. There is however, a "next" button if you choose to move on rather than read. If you haven't opted to move on, then don't complain in comments after you've read the thing.<BR/><BR/>There. I've said it.Weary Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809105824011470783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150544114740565162006-06-17T07:35:00.000-04:002006-06-17T07:35:00.000-04:00Having been turned down for a job at the local pol...Having been turned down for a job at the local police department after scoring second highest on my written and oral exams (as told to me by the Lieutenant after said test) ONLY because they had to hire at least one minority out of the two open positions, maybe I'm also not the best person to comment on this. <BR/>(I got the dope on the minority preference bullshit when one of the testing officers had his fill with the injustice as well)<BR/><BR/>Guess I commented after all. Would you look at that?Weary Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809105824011470783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150486343975224302006-06-16T15:32:00.000-04:002006-06-16T15:32:00.000-04:00Yes they do. At least at the university where I wo...Yes they do. At least at the university where I worked about ten years ago. They were required to intereview at least two minority candidates and often were forced to hire one or the other. This is a whitebread area, so they would have the job open a long long time before they finally got two minority applicants. <BR/><BR/>Hey, if I became an auxiliary police-person maybe I could be a snitch too.PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150472050595774862006-06-16T11:34:00.000-04:002006-06-16T11:34:00.000-04:00kira - how brave of you to let us all know that bl...kira - how brave of you to let us all know that black people are sometimes the victims of racism as well. Living in the South, I have never heard of the concept. :p<BR/><BR/>bluebolt - leave them a nice virus as a parting gift.<BR/><BR/>annush - I hate being told I'm the majority as well, mostly because a) hetero white males under 40 are not the majority of our society, and b) people assume that because of my age and color and sex that I must lead a charmed life.<BR/><BR/>girlgoyle - my BS branch is also headquartered in an Employment at Will state, but they fear lawsuits from advocacy groups, so they only apply the random firings to safe employees.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150463366042929972006-06-16T09:09:00.000-04:002006-06-16T09:09:00.000-04:00Well...got to love states promoting employment at ...Well...got to love states promoting employment at will. Here they can fire your ass, move or close w/o giving explanations. Funny I thought the labor board existed to safeguard the employee, turns out it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150456537624109112006-06-16T07:15:00.000-04:002006-06-16T07:15:00.000-04:00you know what? i hate that people collectivelly gr...you know what? <BR/>i hate that people collectivelly group every single white person regardless of ethnic orgin and call them "the majority". It's dumb because it's not really true. <BR/>That said, those hiring practices are really bullshit...my family has a bunch of really great businesses in the tri-state area (NY/NJ/CT) and I am convinced that one of the reasons why we haven't failed is because we don't listen to that quota/affirmative action nonsense. The person best qualified to do a given job REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND is the winner and we generally promote from within. I firmly believe that the affirmative action laws exist for stupid white business owners because if you exercise common sense, even if you have to go to court for a discrimination lawsuit, you will still win.annushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371396595827854470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150423085843409222006-06-15T21:58:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:58:00.000-04:00I've been at my current place of employment for 6y...I've been at my current place of employment for 6years - I'm a temp - so if 6yrs fulfills your criteria for temporary - then I'm ur girl ;-)<BR/><BR/>They won't give me permanency - so I'm looking forward to leaving at the end of the year & taking all the IP with me in my head heheBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537206000218742156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150401978348889322006-06-15T16:06:00.000-04:002006-06-15T16:06:00.000-04:00I actually had a situation in one job (office of c...I actually had a situation in one job (office of child support) that was the reverse. My boss was a black guy who only liked white people. While I was there, at least three highly competent black employees were fired so he could hire white employees instead. The place had a six month probation period so he could fire at will as long as they didn't cross that six month mark. He could show that he HIRED these folks to keep within the proportions of minorites to hire. He also knew that since he was a black guy firing blacks, the chances of a lawsuit about discrimination was less likely to be taken seriously by a judge. There were at least two black employees who would come to me and tell me what suggestions they had so that *I*, whitey mcwhitegirl, could bring it up to the boss. Hell, I even told the boss publically to kiss my ass and smacked my ass for emphasis...I got away with that...but a black person in my office? Screw it. He or she would have been fired instantly. <BR/><BR/>Lots of offices have fucked up bosses. People sometimes wonder why I am frequently happy to work for practically no pay as a teacher, but part of it is that my boss is sane, supportive, kind, and smart. How often does THAT happen?Kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878069196150532952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150401697749730092006-06-15T16:01:00.000-04:002006-06-15T16:01:00.000-04:00pq - yeah, call it a day.liz - BS is under constan...pq - yeah, call it a day.<BR/><BR/>liz - BS is under constant pressure by advocacy groups to hire more black people. Of course they did and now the groups are complaining that they don't occupy enough key decision-making roles.<BR/><BR/>~deb - I command you to convert. Don't make me sic Dani on you (again).<BR/><BR/>angie - or maybe it makes you the perfect one to comment.<BR/><BR/>messiah - my new company isn't that great, but is a major improvement over the last one. Still, I think part of the reason I got hired was because they thought I was gay.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150401193246822952006-06-15T15:53:00.000-04:002006-06-15T15:53:00.000-04:00i'm more thankful than i can say that the hiring p...i'm more thankful than i can say that the hiring process involves human resources, management, the direct supervisor and usually an employee from the area the person being hired is interviewing for.<BR/><BR/>our worst people are good. our best people are stellar. our bad people never make it through their 6 month probation.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877492628206201961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150399062808022052006-06-15T15:17:00.000-04:002006-06-15T15:17:00.000-04:00Considering I had to return to work 2 days early b...Considering I had to return to work 2 days early because of incompetent employees...I'm probably not a good one to comment on this right now.xwyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378213455362260734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150398605293399592006-06-15T15:10:00.000-04:002006-06-15T15:10:00.000-04:00Ah it's men like yourself that turn more and more ...Ah it's men like yourself that turn more and more women into lesbians! SO glad! More for me!!!!!<BR/><BR/>JK!!! hehe... Love ya sweetie---even if you are a lesbian trapped in a man's body.<BR/><BR/>I'm going with Stacy right now as far as not commenting on the other half of this post.<BR/><BR/>Zippin' lip now!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986475569600734742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150397357650315332006-06-15T14:49:00.000-04:002006-06-15T14:49:00.000-04:00Other than the avoidance of lawsuits I don't quite...Other than the avoidance of lawsuits I don't quite see the upside of their policies. Regaurdless, I bet it was super frustrating to work there.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526768359403038489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1150393295531089572006-06-15T13:41:00.000-04:002006-06-15T13:41:00.000-04:00Since I am currently AT work, all I'm going to say...Since I am currently AT work, all I'm going to say is....your workplace isn't the only place that happens.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't make it right and it doesn't make it better...but at least you know it happens elsewhere too (which I know you knew already).<BR/><BR/>Can I go home now? ;)Stacy The Peanut Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444045043505984253noreply@blogger.com