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At the shop I worked at, we had the first black manager in it’s 170 yr history. Yes. He “made” history as being such. But the records don’t lie. He was also the first and only to have all projects behind schedule, held the lowest overall morale, highest turnover of employees, most wasteful (financially), promoted only incompetent people, harassed dependable workers...

The list can go on and on. He was in a DEI position and was guaranteed to retire as a manager. It produced a giant stain on this fortune 500 company and the shop was a sacrificial lamb in the world of large corporations.

Good luck with Kamala Harris. I predict, with a hardened heart, that she will be the next leader of this country. What happened in the UK and Venezuela shines the light on what must be.

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At the shop I worked at, we had the first black manager in it’s 170 yr history. Yes. He “made” history as being such. But the records don’t lie. He was also the first and only to have all projects behind schedule, held the lowest overall morale, highest turnover of employees, most wasteful (financially), promoted only incompetent people, harassed dependable workers...

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At the shop I worked at, we had the first black manager in it’s 170 yr history. Yes. He “made” history as being such. But the records don’t lie. He was also the first and only to have all projects behind schedule, held the lowest overall morale, highest turnover of employees, most wasteful (financially), promoted only incompetent people, harassed dependable workers...

I believe every word you wrote but would like to contrast him with my ex boss, I am retired.

I am a pharmacist and all I write is related to pharmacists and pharmacist technicians. We are all professionals. Ben was a fellow pharmacist and friend, Ben was Black and grew up in Mississippi during the time when discrimination was real. I grew up in Texas and Louisiana and knew full well what Ben was subjected to. I am White. When the position of inpatient pharmacy supervisor became open Ben got the job. Ben did not get the job because of his color. Managing a hospital pharmacy is not easy. You have to take care of many diverse personalities and races. Ben got the job because everyone liked him and upper management wanted things to run smoothly. They made a wise choice. Ben was a great boss and fair. I advised him not to take the job. Thankfully he did.

In the past I was assitant chief of pharmacy but resigned that position and asked to go back on staff and did. I got fed up with all the petty differences between what was supposed to be professionals. It consumed much of my time and I did not like it. I went to night shift by choice and had two outstanding techs working for me. One was black and one was white. I actually made more money due to differential night pay and overtime. Management does not get overtime. I did that from 1990 until I retired. It was a wise choice and Ben was an outstanding boss.