Democrats Pass Law Requiring Businesses to Implement Social Promotion
SACRAMENTO, CA - The Democrat controlled California State Assembly today
passed a a bill that would require all businesses registered within the state to use
'social promotion' in employee evaluations, raises and job advancement.
The bill is being called the 'Employee Self-Esteem Protection Act of 1999'. If signed
into law, it would forbid employers from denying a raise or promotion to an
employee because of poor job performance, chronic tardiness or absenteeism,
disrespect for superiors, lack of job experience, lack of job knowledge, poor
treatment of customers, lack of a college education, lack of a high school diploma,
or theft of company assets. According to the bill, employees who have been with a
company the longest are entitled to an annual raise and promotion.
The bill's sponsors drafted the legislation in response to what they call the 'Growing
Self-Esteem Crisis' among California's employees. Said one sponsor, "The current
employee review system used by businesses rewards only a few people. Everyone
else is made to feel inadequate. This can have devastating effects on ordinary
workers. This new legislation will protect their feelings of self worth and guarantee
that they have an equal opportunity to advance in their company."
Opponents of the bill claim that it will destroy businesses and ruin the economy. One
Democratic Assembly woman responded to these claims by saying, "We have seen
first hand how 'social promotion' has revolutionized our public school system over
the past 25 years. There is no reason to believe that it won't have the same radical
affect in the business sector."
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