[LUNI] Linux Admin Position

[Seva Epsteyn]

"For federal contractors and subcontractors, affirmative action must be
taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities,
women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans."

This thread will end very very soon...

/Seva

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 bliss at attbi.com wrote:

> This is getting really silly.
> 
> First off, there is no mention of quotas (this is a number or, more usually, a
> percentage requirement).  Secondly, many corporations make a conscious decision
> to hire more of one minority or another because they do not have enough to be
> covered if some silly employee and lawyer get together and say, "normal
> percentages are x,y,z and you only have a,b,c.  You are implicitly
> discriminating against _____" (fill in ethnic or racial background with
> exception of white male unless homosexual).
> 
> Good luck with any complaint.
> > Seva Epsteyn wrote:
> > > My guess, this is the result of the EOE laws.. Perhaps the company didn't
> > > have "enough" women or minorities and they now need to "balance it out" or
> > > something equally stupid.
> > 
> > Quotas are illegal under EOE law.
> > 
> > > Why don't you apply and find out, then tell us ;)
> > 
> > Because I'm at least somewhat afraid of being raped at the interview.
> > 
> > Kelly
> > 
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