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Politics and Society: Discrimination in the Workplace

Trigger warning: If this doesn't agitate you to some extent or even straight up piss you off then there is something wrong with you... so if you were having a wonderful day without a gripe in the world and would like to remain so (ignorance is bliss) then be warned, reading on might and should disrupt  that blissful mood. The Issue I work for a major tech company, those that know me personally know which one, but I'd like to refrain from calling them out specifically in this post as they are, for the most part, acting in the same manner as most tech companies these days. Let me just say that if you are reading this on a computer then you've heard of them. The management of this fortune 500 company has permitted identity politics to taint the appropriate reward and recognition of those that have brought the most fruit to bear as the company continues to post record earnings and profits. In short, they have implemented a policy of promoting individuals with the primary e