Fired for being white
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 22:20 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 23:50 last edited by
You white people can't expect the privilege to last forever.
no justice, no peace
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 23:51 last edited by
@Copper said in Fired for being white:
You white people can't expect the privilege to last forever.
no justice, no peace
Thank you for speaking up, because silence is violence.
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 09:42 last edited by
Wow. These are really crazy times.
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 11:53 last edited by
So… Would you reapply?
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 12:40 last edited by
I wonder if he has a legal case, though I doubt it - he wasn't "fired." They simply didn't renew his contract.
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 12:42 last edited by
I hope so.
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 12:47 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Fired for being white:
I hope so.
When my former group lost their position at the hospital, it was simply a non-renewal of a contract which had been extended several times. Finally they said, "We're going with another outfit. Bye." Nothing could be done.
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I wonder if he has a legal case, though I doubt it - he wasn't "fired." They simply didn't renew his contract.
wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:00 last edited by@George-K said in Fired for being white:
I wonder if he has a legal case, though I doubt it - he wasn't "fired." They simply didn't renew his contract.
Sadly, I think you're right. They could've handled this differently but decided to virtue signal. It's a shame because whoever wins the next contract will have a proverbial asterisk next to their name/reputation, and it further reduces motivation to perform well if you're white knowing what might happen regardless.
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@George-K said in Fired for being white:
I wonder if he has a legal case, though I doubt it - he wasn't "fired." They simply didn't renew his contract.
Sadly, I think you're right. They could've handled this differently but decided to virtue signal. It's a shame because whoever wins the next contract will have a proverbial asterisk next to their name/reputation, and it further reduces motivation to perform well if you're white knowing what might happen regardless.
wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:16 last edited by@89th said in Fired for being white:
virtue signal
That signal is developing a very different meaning than was originally intended.
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@jon-nyc said in Fired for being white:
I hope so.
When my former group lost their position at the hospital, it was simply a non-renewal of a contract which had been extended several times. Finally they said, "We're going with another outfit. Bye." Nothing could be done.
wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:19 last edited by@George-K said in Fired for being white:
@jon-nyc said in Fired for being white:
I hope so.
When my former group lost their position at the hospital, it was simply a non-renewal of a contract which had been extended several times. Finally they said, "We're going with another outfit. Bye." Nothing could be done.
Right, but the explicit racial element here makes it different. I think where it might get dicey is that three people voted against him, it's not clear to me whether race-incriminating statements from one is enough.
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@George-K said in Fired for being white:
@jon-nyc said in Fired for being white:
I hope so.
When my former group lost their position at the hospital, it was simply a non-renewal of a contract which had been extended several times. Finally they said, "We're going with another outfit. Bye." Nothing could be done.
Right, but the explicit racial element here makes it different. I think where it might get dicey is that three people voted against him, it's not clear to me whether race-incriminating statements from one is enough.
wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:23 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Fired for being white:
Right, but the explicit racial element here makes it different.
That's true. They explicitly said that his race is an issue. I wonder what his lawyers think.