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Fired for being white

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  • CopperC Copper

    You white people can't expect the privilege to last forever.

    no justice, no peace

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    @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.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Wow. These are really crazy times.

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        So… Would you reapply?

        The Brad

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        • George KG Offline
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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.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            I hope so.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              I hope so.

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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.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                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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                @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.

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                  @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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                  • George KG George K

                    @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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                    @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.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      @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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                      @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.

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                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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