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I work for a successful and profitable division of a very large company. We were #1 in corp. last year. So, no issues with performance, good annual reviews been with them for 5 yrs. I have applied for 2 promotions in the last three years. In addition, a co-worker of mine has applied for the same positions, he has 9 yrs. exp. here.
Obviously, we did not get the promotions. Both positions were filled from the outside of our facility with minorities. I have no problem with this at face value.
The two issues I have with this are:
1. The company I work for has a "reward" in upper managements annual rewiews (which is tied to bonuses and raises) for hiring minorities. I think this leads to discrimination.
2. The company also has special leadership development program in place. I found this out after being turned down for my last promotion. The person they chose for this position is in this program. I thought thats fine, and I requested that my manager allow me to participate in this program. He said that would not be possible because I didn't fit the "profile". I asked him what that "profile" was he said I had to be either a woman or a minority.
I understand how important diversity is in an organization, I also believe the most qualified person should get the job regardless of their ethnic backround, gender, or any other group they might fall into.
Is this discrimination?
I work for a successful and profitable division of a very large company. We were #1 in corp. last year. So, no issues with performance, good annual reviews been with them for 5 yrs. I have applied for 2 promotions in the last three years. In addition, a co-worker of mine has applied for the same positions, he has 9 yrs. exp. here.
Obviously, we did not get the promotions. Both positions were filled from the outside of our facility with minorities. I have no problem with this at face value.
The two issues I have with this are:
1. The company I work for has a "reward" in upper managements annual rewiews (which is tied to bonuses and raises) for hiring minorities. I think this leads to discrimination.
2. The company also has special leadership development program in place. I found this out after being turned down for my last promotion. The person they chose for this position is in this program. I thought thats fine, and I requested that my manager allow me to participate in this program. He said that would not be possible because I didn't fit the "profile". I asked him what that "profile" was he said I had to be either a woman or a minority.
I understand how important diversity is in an organization, I also believe the most qualified person should get the job regardless of their ethnic backround, gender, or any other group they might fall into.
Is this discrimination?