Trying to get a Government Job

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Alright, got my can opener ready.

I work with mostly minorities and I'm fine with it, I like my coworkers and their skin color has no bearing on how I feel about them.

But the govt does try to hire minority and female candidates if possible, there is policy for it. Working for the state of VA I witnessed it, go into any DMV, public transportation center, etc and it's easy to observe, the fed is no different. There is usually a higher precedence on contractor selection based on minority and female ownership and in some localities is the law that they must take their bids if presented.

I agree with Chris Rock in general on things like that when he made the joke about getting into college. If someone's more qualified for the job they should get it regardless of skin color. If it's a tie though, give it to the minority.

Originally Posted by firstdown

My friend and his father have a construction company and back like 20 yrs ago they stopped getting bids to work on goverment housing projects. While talking with his dad about business he was telling me about the drop off and I said its because your a white male and you need to put the business in your wifes name. He did that and in no time he was getting contract after contract and had to hire a few extra workers. Not sure if its still like that but I'm guessing it is.

Nice to know some fellow POS people (according to Seattle-ites) have also noticed this. Sometimes, reality and the truth aren't so flattering, especially in the D.C. area.

I'd rather take heat for stating things the way I see them than fall in line with political correctness just to appease people, while everything goes down the toilet because of said P.C. garbage.

For the record, I have absolutely no problem with anyone of any culture...until they use their minority status to take advantage of the law and my tax dollars. I've been the only white person in black churches, I work with many Hispanics and people of "diverse" religions and backgrounds...no issues. My wife and I support charities and missionary work in Africa (even "adopted" a boy from Ethiopia and write letters/send money to him regularly).


I'm flattered so many people here spend their free time thinking about me and searching through my posts.

But, since Smooty "didn't want to make this thread about Buster", I'll bow out now.

Happy Father's Day to those who didn't choose abortion.



Good luck in your job search, Dirtbag. I apologize that my mere presence causes certain characters to derail your thread and honest quest for help.