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Tim Carmichael18-Dec-14 1:48
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And the pendulum swings both ways...
In the '90s, the government passed legislation saying the work force must match the ethnic diversity of the region, so, employees were instructed to fill out a survey to determine their gender and ethnic background to ensure compliance.
Note: employees self volunteered information with no verification.
A co-worker (female, ethic minority) identified herself as male, ethnic MAJORITY to skew the results and force the company to hire more females and more ethnic minorities.

So... as a male, ethnic majority, neither of which I had any control over, I was effectively being told I could lose my job to placate political correctness...
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