This white male professional retired as early as he could in part because he no longer wanted to work in an atmosphere where this sort of betrayal of years of service and accomplishment has become common.....
My company recently hired a black female for my division. It took a lot of the white men many years to get into this position. She was hired without any experience. Not only that but she doesn't have a degree and she's NOT VERY BRIGHT. It's almost laughable. I remember when I was looking for my first job after college. I went on three interviews with this one compamy and then they told me they had to hire a woman. The person said that they liked me better and thought that I was more qualified but that their corporate office told them to hire the female. This female didn't deserve the job anymore than me. I needed a job too. The whole system has become a bunch of bs.