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Re:Letter to Amazon Board from Fired Ad Exec by sremani on Thursday November 13, 2014 @11:10AM (#8602255)
I think your biases are getting best of you, I have seen sufficient number of people of similar ethnic background laid-off and fired. I do not think that is the basis of her employment's continuance. Its very likely that she is willing to do the dark and dirty work, some higher-ups do not want to do.

There is level fascination to mis-direct the causes, let me assure you if people of ethnic backgrounds are so protected - we would not be scratching and clawing at the lower rungs of corporate ladder.

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Re:Letter to Amazon Board from Fired Ad Exec by a3n on Thursday November 13, 2014 @11:48AM (#8602480)
With respect, I don't think you're reading my comment closely enough. I'm not saying that being a member of a protected class protects someone from being fired. I'm saying that a company is likely going to be more careful, and there is an added burden, to be able to demonstrate that that person was not fired in connection with being in that class.
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