EDIT: I’ve got enough of the recorded meeting in a video, and I have screenshots of the comments from the senior engineer, which is actually the most important part. I will likely be chatting with an attorney today.
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In the meeting, the head of HR (a White female) said, “We get a lot of applicants for our jobs, and they all look the same - you know what I mean. ... As of now we will be pausing the hiring of non POC until we find applicants who fit the racial mix we want in the company.”
Now here’s the crucial part. A leading engineer posed a question through the meeting chat. He asked for clarification on this since it’s difficult to find qualified candidates. The HR gal verbally responded that yes they’d delay hiring Whites In favor of POCs.
And the engineer then asked for further clarification stating that this means we’re effectively not hiring White people since a company has a short window within which to hire a good candidates (meaning they’ll get snapped up by another firm).
HR gal did not respond to this as I think it treads on illegality.
Can anyone confirm this? Also, what can I do about this? As I said the meeting was recorded.
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[–] sneakythrowawaysnek ago
From what I remember from my MBA classes, this is illegal discrimination. The legality of affirmative action is already tenuous, but the way they justify it is by saying, "If all things are equal among candidates, then it's okay to hire the POC just for being POC." This assumes the candidates are equal. They never are. Not hiring a qualified candidate and waiting for a, most likely, less qualified candidate that has the right skin color is very, very illegal.
Sue them.
Also, remember this lesson and never hire women for HR roles. They are literal cancer. Just make sure you never voice your discrimination :)
[–] Commie_Meta ago
If I ever start a company it will not have an HR department. It will have a personal department. Staffed entirely by former Marines. The department head will preferably have a degree in operations research, psychology, or forensics.