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  • in reply to: Reply To: Racial divide at first job #40981

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    I agree with your assetion about secretaries. Good ones, and senior ones, really are the heartbeat of the office. They know (and control almost everyone’s schedules) are aware of the activities of senior leadership and management and can be the unoffical (or offical) interface with the workforce. Everyone’s job has some bearing on the success of any company. I would argue that the value of the individual is equal, but the impact of jobs on the viability of the company is different. While the cleaning lady’s job is important, the scale of impact on the company is less than the CEO. She’s no less valuable as a person, but her job won’t make or break a company if done poorly as quickly as the CEO, CFO, or executive secretary, lead programmer for example

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    Name : Jim, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 49, City : Laurel, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : Director, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 
    in reply to: Racial divide at first job #46973

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    That business and the people there are being stupid as well as short-sighted. (any violating any number of laws and regulations. In all the companies I have worked for, while there was always office politics, I don’t think it was ever racial politics. I have been a manager for almost 20 years, and all I care about, and the companies I have worked for care about is talent. I could care less whether you are Black, yellow, white, red, male female. Smart companies are the same way. You don’t succedd in the long run by abusing talented people. They go to your competition and take your work. YOu are in a bad situation at the current job not of your making. Finding a company that appreciates your talent and willingness to work hard is the right thing to do. Remember, while there will always be idiots and bigots, there are also a lot of good companies and people who do the right thing.

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    Name : Jim, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 49, City : Laurel, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : Director, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 
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