I do not like to hire minorities or women. • Hacker News Board

Re: I do not like to hire minorities or women.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 04, 2010, 11:52 AM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #7

TimLangley wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Possibly ;-) Clearly condoning Racism/Sexism etc... in hiring can't ever be acceptable but there is a different perspective that could be applied here You could argue that the poster is mitigating risk - because he perceives that there are opportunities (rightly or wrongly) in hiring certain minorities / sexes and therefore he believes that he's acting in his company's best interests by proactively screening them out

That's the same thing as racism. Every racist ever has told himself that he's 'mitigating risk for the company' by not hiring minorities.

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Re: I do not like to hire minorities or women.

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Post by known » Mon, Oct 04, 2010, 11:57 AM UTC

    Race is an issue but we African Americans need to stop thinking everything revolves around it.

We can stop thinking about racism when 80% marriages are inter-racial.

Re: I do not like to hire minorities or women.

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Post by liedra » Mon, Oct 04, 2010, 11:59 AM UTC

Did it ever occur to you that these people you have encountered (how many? 1? 2?) who cry excuses could just be stupid and/or jerks, and that people of all backgrounds can be stupid and/or jerks? Or perhaps it is your hiring practice that needs working on.

Racism and sexism (though you seem to throw women in as a second thought with little to do with the rest of your article, which is about racism) are issues, and it's writing like this that helps to make it an issue.

Instead of contributing to the problem, work on a solution. Work out why people are crying sexism/racism in your hiring practices or workplace. Maybe they have a point that you can't see? Take those you feel are unfairly accusing you through the court procedure rather than settling.

But don't just anonymously bitch at us.

Re: I do not like to hire minorities or women.

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Post by akv » Mon, Oct 04, 2010, 12:19 PM UTC

Your thoughts seem like an over-reaction to me. I think your problem is not race related, its that you are not able to explain your decisions properly to those involved. People complain when they think they are a victim of injustice. Showing more empathy towards those affected, would go very far in pacifying them.

Also from your writing it seems like, even if you don't hate them, you don't really love your minority friends, either.