And the Federal Gov’t was such a big proponent of affirmative action. A lot of good people got aced out of good jobs because of scores on the testing because affirmative action applicants got a 10 point advantage given to minorities. Any job should be awarded on the individual’s merit and personality to get the highest level of competence (I include “personality” because you have to weed out the malcontents for good office relationships, no matter how clever they may be.)
I could not agree more on adding personality to merit. Any job in which the hireling must work with the public or other well-performing people needs to be personable enough to fit in the mix. Needless to say, especially when said hireling works with the public.
“And the Federal Gov’t was such a big proponent of affirmative action”
Yeah, try and find a white person at the Post Office! And all of those who are there have an arrogant attitude that makes me want to go over the counter!