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> Everyone thinks this is illegal I agree that declaring and executing race targeted layoffs should be illegal. > you’re giving the CEO the most optimistic en
by libria 4y ago
> Everyone thinks this is illegal
I agree that declaring and executing race targeted layoffs should be illegal.
> you’re giving the CEO the most optimistic end of the spectrum
No. I think he's honestly trying to say "One particular kind of biased layoff hurts one group more than another kind of bias so I'm trying hard to make sure there's no bias", albeit poorly.
I'm definitely pessimistic that he can achieve this even if his intent is to be completely impartial. There's also a chance he has no intention of being fair which I agree with you should be illegal, but I don't see evidence of that yet and just assuming malice is presumptuous.
Like can the journalist at least dig up 5 X-race guys who got fired and 1 Y-race guy who didn't and then say "see?" Nah he just went straight from Press Release -> Pitchfork mob without any legwork.
- cuteboy19 4y agoIndividual managers/HR persons do not work like this, because it is not possible. At the end of the day it necessarily comes down to some human deciding that we have too much of x race and thus firing someone for their race.