tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post11187946719066752..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: Workplace Discrimination Strikes HomeScott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-37080660411634897282008-05-20T02:26:00.000-06:002008-05-20T02:26:00.000-06:00People on the low end of the wage scale seem to ge...People on the low end of the wage scale seem to get fired on a more regular basis than professionals, and for extremely petty reasons.<BR/><BR/>In many positions, a person will get fired for working hard as their coworkers think of the newcomer as competition for advancement.<BR/><BR/>BTW, your son probably would do better to get employment through a temp agency. I learned a lot more about companies working temp. Working temp also avoids a lot of the internal politicing that goes on with companies.y-intercepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389285761013186443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-77594781112704976872008-05-19T09:52:00.000-06:002008-05-19T09:52:00.000-06:00I've been fired before and it was really hard, but...I've been fired before and it was really hard, but it actually opened up new possibilities and I became better off for it. So there's that.<BR/><BR/>While I was still in school I worked in apartment maintenance. There were 5 of us on the crew in a large apartment complex; three latinos and two gringos. Only one of the latinos spoke English well, and was the crew manager. I spoke Spanish and became good friends with all of my co-workers, white and brown. However, my gringo co-worker abruptly quit one day, saying he felt discriminated against. In his view, I had been accepted whereas he had not.<BR/><BR/>There is so much power in language, in being able to communicate. I think much, if not most, of the immigration issues boil down to language.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016275707476655364noreply@blogger.com