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how do they know who’s fifth-rate, who’s fifth-rate
First, it’s problematic to think you have to lower the bar to hire people of color (
What You’re Really Saying When You Talk About Lowering the Bar in Hiring
Laura Weidman Powers
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It’s implanting the idea that if you are consciously deciding to hire minorities, the level of skills or experience they might possess is not the defining factor — which is absolute bull. A rich workplace needs diversity of voices and perspectives to be successful and thriving.
It’s absurd and weird for people to think like that — to go beyond this to begin to envy the status of minorities when they are up for jobs.
