Posted by
Craig Rosenblum on Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:45:43 PM
Just reading about this NFL Racial and Gender Diversity Report.
And i personally hate this kind of crap.
I focus on, is the player or coach or any position person the best for the needed spot?
If so, hire him.
We do not need racial diversity, we need equal employment...
I think one of my favorite technical comedians, put's it the way i want it best.
Here's the link to the full comedic story,
BOFH: Equal Opportunity GuideBut here is a few lines, to help explain my point...
"How bad can it be? Look: 'The company prides itself of being an Equal Opportunity Employer'. What does that mean?"
"It means that we we're not prejudiced in our selection techniques."
"Of course we're bloody prejudiced! We want someone who can do that job!"
"Yes, yes, but if two people came in and one of them was… er…"
"A 54-year-old black lesbian hippo with one leg who worshipped chutney," the PFY suggests.
"Er.. yes, then we would appoint the, er, them!"
"Instead of the other applicant?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Well because we're giving them an equal opportunity."
"No I think you mean Affirmative Action," the PFY comments.
"Equal Opportunities means that they'd both be considered regardless of
who they were. Affirmative Action is intended to address a perceived
lack of some group in a company for PR purposes.”
"It's not for P.R!"
"Right," the PFY says dubiously.
"Well this flies in the face of my Unequal Opportunities Policy!" I say.
"Your what?!?"
"Unequal Opportunities Policy. Which is basically 'if you can do the
job, you're in!'. Couldn't give a crap about age, sex, race, etc. It's
a simple policy, but it seems to work. Unless…"
It puts it in a funny way.
Now if you feel someone was qualified for a job, and didn't get even looked at, that's fine. But that should apply to everyone, not some pre-conceived minority.
I mean this is the real world, no one automatically gets a job. And sometimes your the best candidate, but the hiring person just doesn't like you for some reason.
You can ask why you didn't get hired, but it's still up to the hiring people to decide who the best person for the job is.
And no organization should try to put it's foot involved in something that really isn't a problem.
You think there should be more black coaches, good. So what? If they were good coaches they'd be hired.
Tony Dungy is a great coach, i'd hire him for any coaching spot anywhere. Irregardless of him being black.
Dennis Green, was never worthy of being an NFL Coach, in all of his college and pro years, he never had any winning record. Yet why was he hired? As part of a deal between then head President Roger Headrick of the Minnesota Vikings, Paul Tagliabue and of course, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Race or Gender should never be a reason people get hired. But companies do have the right to hire anyone they damn well please to....
I mean I am handicapped person, but yet I never try to get a job because I am handicapped. I want to earn it.
Maybe if you had more respect for those minority coaches, you'd let them earn it if they can.
Thank you for listening to my rant...