Well the topic of discrimination has been in the headlines for some time now. As it should be for the amount of discrimination and wrong doings that have been going on in our country especially and still going on today. I am a person of color and this past year especially has been quite amazing to see the social injustice that has occurred and things that are trying to change. At the end of the day people just need to be treat equally and have the right to the same opportunities as everyone else.
Especially when it comes to jobs and jobs of power the discrimination of peoples ethnicity is eye opening. During the hiring process these aspects should never impact the hiring the decision. It should come down to who is the best applicant for the job. I have spoken to job recruiters that I think are taking the discrimination things to far. Recruiters in interviews have told me that they are looking for people of color because their company/industry has a lack of it. I feel like the intent is good but the morals and ethics behind this are not.
If I was looking at a company that has claims of discrimination I would be turned off for sure. I would be taken back and look elsewhere because no job is more important than any type of discrimination or wrongdoing. I would absolutely consider to stop supporting that company and choose to take my business elsewhere. Depending on the claim and situation but it would impact my decision to apply or ever work for that company in the future. I feel this was because at the end of the day this is not okay. No job or salary makes discrimination or wrong doing of any kind okay.
Before I make any decision I would need to make sure I had all the facts of what happen to make an educated decision moving forward. Things to consider was it just one employee that was accused of such wrong behavior. Or was it the companies core structure and main leaders all acting this way? Because the severity of the infraction or whatever you want to call it does matter.
