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  • George KG Offline
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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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      You white people can't expect the privilege to last forever.

      no justice, no peace

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        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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          • LuFins DadL Offline
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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.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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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.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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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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