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The FAA’s Hiring Scandal

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739 points firebaze | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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gadders ◴[05 Feb 25 16:23 UTC] No.42950801[source]▶
This is so depressing. This is the sort of DEI effort that gives the rest a bad name.

It should never, ever be about hard quotas.

It absolutely should be about using some contextual information (factoring the person's school environment in) and challenging assumptions about stereotypes so that you are not deciding who is best on assumptions but on evidence.

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readthenotes1 ◴[05 Feb 25 21:10 UTC] No.42955174[source]▶
"This is the sort of DEI effort that gives the rest a bad name."

I'd be interested to read about a DEI effort that gives the rest a good name.

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1. SolarNet ◴[06 Feb 25 02:22 UTC] No.42958241[source]▶
As the article itself describes, programs that expose kids to fields they might otherwise not have a chance to interact with. A field trip for kids that focuses on creating more people in the future who are interested in the field from more diverse background.