Would you feel comfortable applying for a job when you know the chips have been stacked against you in advance? White men need not apply.

Unsuitablerubbers · 2021-11-08T23:20:23+00:00

If I can tell it's a company hiring based off of diversity then no. That tells me the company has a high chance of sucking to work for and that the company might not last long. Hire people based on ability not race or gender. If some one meets both your diversity quota AND is the best applicant in the pool for the job then cool beans. hire that person. Don't shoot down some one better for the position because they are white or male. It's the most asinine thing I've heard of in hiring culture. I'm a black man BTW.

tenchineuro · 2021-11-09T00:51:39+00:00

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10179527/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-feel-comfortable-applying-job-know-odds-against-you.html
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Would you feel comfortable applying for a job when you know the chips have been stacked against you in advance? Is it coz I is white?
White men need not apply. That's the not-so-subtle message from a leading investment company striving to increase its quota of female and ethnic minority staff.
Jess McNichols, head of Inclusion, Diversity and Corporate Citizenship at State Street — which employs 39,400 people worldwide, including at Canary Wharf, in London — said: 'This is now front and central, it's on every executive's scorecard.' They can take that as a threat, not an aspiration.
Senior managers who fail to meet targets for BAME and women recruits will have their annual bonuses slashed.
Yesterday, the American-owned firm was trying to backpedal, saying it would still hire white males but only after they had been interviewed by a 'diverse' panel including at least one woman and one 'person of colour'.
But be honest, chaps. Would you feel comfortable applying for a job when you know the chips have been stacked against you in advance? Why bother?
Is it coz I is white?

Don't be silly, it's because you're white and male.

shortman162cm · 2021-11-09T04:22:15+00:00

that's why smart men should only work in male dominated industries

those industries where its 70 to 80% percent men this way we can protect ourselves since we have other men to watch our back

Svenskbtch · 2021-11-11T12:03:46+00:00

Why would you even want to? How well would you feel working in such a company even if you get the job? Take your skills and talents to where they are useful and appreciated.

Rol9x · 2021-11-09T18:50:06+00:00

No, I wouldn't be comfortable at all and the problems is that many jobs in my profession are advertised as "encouraging people from a diverse background (=BAME) to apply as they are not well-represented". Luckily, I am not looking for a job for the next 4 years, but it is off-putting to see that they do this. Sometimes I feel like I should start a new business and hire whoever the fuck is better equipped for the job. 🤬

0utsid3r1620 · 2021-11-09T22:47:42+00:00

Smfhl. White dudes whining about having to actually compete for jobs is both sad and fucking HILARIOUS at the same time. Try living as black man for 6 months most of you would be ready to eat a bullet.