My friend worked in the network architecture area and was considered the best in the company by all his collegues, hands down. He was an American Born Chinese, nice guy, and was Chief Network Officer who b, one step under the Vice President seat. Another Network Officer (whiteman) who was not as good, was socially compatible with the Vice President, they play golf together and hang out at the sports bar after work. All the collegues do not considern this white guy to be better than the Chinese guy in setting up and solving architecture issues and design. During a merger, the V.P. fired the Chinese guy and hired his white buddy to be the Chief Network Officer. Everybody in the company was stunned and knew that it was an example of social promotion. This happens alot in America, when you have white people at the hem. White people get rid of the competition by non-whites because they fear their talent, so white people will take a bite off the bottom line to save their white buddies job.
2007-07-06 17:08:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Promoting to a mangerial position has a lot more to do with people skills and management experiance than it does with the technical skills your friends had.
It is rare that someone can get to a VP position and not have a pretty good idea of how to hire and promote people.
I would get the "white man got me down" chip off your shoulder and look at your friend's management skills to figure out why he did not get the job.
As a White Manager, I can tell you that my business decisions have never had anything to do with race, just with skills and abilities. I want the best person for the job in every case - why would I shoot myself in the foot by putting a sub-par applicant in a position? That makes no sense.
2007-07-06 17:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don`t think this is a case of racism. Sounds to me like maybe a little nepatism. I bet your Chinese friend was an overachiever, and over qualified in his position, which made some one nervous. I sure hope your friend rises up from this diversity, starts his own company, which may in turn be the downfall of his previous employer. This game is played all the time, and has even has happened to me (white). It all depends on whose **** you smooch and how far up there you want to go. If your friend has the qualifications you say, then he deserves better. I just wonder how many times someone else took credit for his work. he`ll be sorely missed in the bottom line at the end of the fiscal year, and will be leaving the socialites wondering what happened. Bittersweet, but tasty!
2007-07-06 17:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by EDWARD D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I won an award in my company for being the best in my region only after working for 6 months and when i went up to get a promotion and competed against all whites, the whites got the job. reasoning y i didnt get it is because i didnt talk enough during the dinner. White peoples conversations are very diff than mines so I didnt have anything to say.
Second time i went up for a new job a guy got it, i found out that they wanted a man before hand and he basically already had the job.
so i deal with gender and racial issues. How are you the best, been awarded but can't get a promotion over people who arent doing half as good as you.
just life
2007-07-06 17:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by mssquirel 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, racial discrimination, like other forms of discrimination (i.e. sex, age, disability, etc.), exists in the workplace. otherwise, one could argue that the "glass ceiling" faced by many female professionals was only a figment of some very talented people's imagination that never got to sit in the ceo's chair. also, why are older workers targeted for layoffs b4 their full pensions kick in? or the fact that younger workers are passed over for promotion because there was a more "mature" but less innovative candidate. to say sex and age discrimination exists but racial discrimination doesn't is not realistic. when discrimination rules the workplace, everyone loses, fellow co-workers, management, and investors, because optimum performance isn't achieved.
if ur friend is truly as gifted as u say he is, his former employer is going to sorrily miss him and ur friend is better off in the long run not being associated with such a company. furthermore, he should seriously consider striking it out on his own or with some colleagues (preferably steal talent from his former employer) and show his former employer they made a bad decision. he can then build his own hr policy to look for undiscovered talent that has been overlooked by other companies because they were considered to be the wrong gender, age, colour, etc. and lead the corporate world by example. fortunately, ur friend lives in america where opportunities are plentiful for entrepreneurs and most in the tech field are just that. hope ur friend lands on his feet and takes the high road if someday he is put in the opposite position.
2007-07-06 22:45:44 · answer #4 · answered by yourthoughtsnotmine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
f u whities??????
Perhaps there is more involved here than meets the eye. Maybe he had no talent, had a bad attitude, caused dissension in the work place, was a racist, a slacker, shiftless, and just simply not "QUALIFIED". Don't blame the employer if the high standards of the company rejects someone that just simply doesn't meet their requirements. After all, racism no longer has a role in society except by those individuals that are not qualified to be part of the HUMAN race.
2007-07-06 17:27:30 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good being white... but since we are not we have to make it good being whatever we are. No one is keeping anyone from anything but the person themselves. I am responsible for ME! End of story, I know I am good and will get what I deserve at the right time... would he want to work for a company like that anyway? I wouldn't!
2007-07-06 18:19:43 · answer #6 · answered by Maeflower 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this is related to color. You just didn't kiss enough a*s! Trust me, if you had been the golf buddy, you'd have gotten the job! TRUST ME!
They do this in every field regardless of color. They promote who they like. It's all based on perception and has nothing to do with actual work. Doesn't matter what color you are.
But, i think you knew that. You just are a loser who is sitting around hoping to p*ss people off and get some crazy answers. I know you thought you were really getting one over on every one. Sorry "chinese guy".
2007-07-06 17:20:11 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa Me 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It shouldn't be aloud! It is morally wrong, what goes around comes around. Be the better person, you will get what you give :)
I read this again and realized you are doing exactly what you are telling others you hate? How Hypocritical...That makes you no better than that person that treated you like that.
You can't blame a race for something that one person does, that's where the hate crimes are, everyone blaming someone else for something that they themselves do everyday :(
2007-07-06 17:17:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Any other white people here who get sick of being told that everythings their fault?
I'm asian/german - so I get crap for WW2 and also get called 'ching chong' all the time. But the main reason I get a job is because I'm intelligent enough to not blame other people if I stuff up.
2007-07-06 17:17:13 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
yeah thats right, im white, ill steal your job, and your girl, and im good with kids. the same thing happens with other races, and did you ever think that maybe the guy just hired the guy because he was his friend regardless of race? racism begets more racism. break the chain. sorry for your CHINESE PEOPLE friend. moron.
2007-07-06 17:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by johnofthehills 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋