SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Ilaine who wrote (2676)6/29/2003 4:12:59 PM
From: Elmer Flugum   of 793865
 
Affirmative action is not as critical in the "liberal arts" educational arena and job market. Where it is very critical is the hard sciences where 'what goes good with blue' is not going to carry the day.

When we sit down at a dentist's chair or undergo an medical operation, we want to know that the person has run the gauntlet and was not shuffled along by a compromised system.

That is not to say that I am against affirmative action, but a person may/should be allowed in the door, but that person must bring himself/herself up to speed or be removed from the position.

From one glaring situation I observed first hand, a marginally qualified individual was placed in a job, over two very qualified individuals. The two had passed a battery of hard science examinations administered by a State board. The affirmed individual was not required to take and pass those same exams, in a reasonable time-frame, to remain in the position. Much of the work is a cooperative effort by other qualified individuals in that department on behalf of the "empowered" employee. That individual remains in that position today and the two other employees have left the organization.

This situation, especially in the less "touchy-feely" employment areas, is not only dangerous for society, but destructive to the integrity of the field and the individuals involved longer term.

len
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News