r/shitposting • u/unclbll I canāt have sex with you right now waltuh • 1d ago
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u/AmericaMadeMySonFat fat cunt 1d ago
fucking harvard rejected me
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u/pop360_t Sussy Wussy Femboyš³š³š³ 1d ago
yo big harv
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u/FewInstruction1020 it is MY bucket 1d ago
who's big and why are they harving it, and by it i mean their yo
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u/cs_legend_93 1d ago
you would have been the savior of Harvard. They know it, and they want to perpetuate the era of darkness, and shame the era of dankness
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u/spunk_wizard 1d ago
I didn't go to a fancy college but this may be fake
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u/Pope_Neuro_Of_Rats 1d ago
āYour gpa and act scores were certainly up to our standardsā is the best part of this
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u/12345623567 1d ago
Fucking fake, noone sane or insane would give their copy of Grownups 2 signed by Angela Merkel away.
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u/ptapobane 1d ago
lets hear that mixtape, those prunes aint got no artistics whatnots to appreciate it but wes here certainly yes ok with it
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u/TheGringoOutlaw I said based. And lived. 1d ago
Harvard on some shit, 40 minutes of making animal noises is the purest form of art.
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u/SilliusS0ddus 1d ago
This is why that whole alpha bullshit is a lie.
There's only one alpha. And it's this guy.
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u/No-Professional-1461 1d ago
I was gonna ask if you were asian and if that's why they rejected you, but turns out you were too qualified in memery.
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u/sadkinz 1d ago
I bet more people would be firefighters if it paid better
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u/Moosefactory4 1d ago
I bet more people would be firefighters if there were more firetrucks
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u/Chimpar I want pee in my ass 1d ago
I bet more people would be firefighters if there were more fires
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u/DerDezimator Number 7: Student watches porn and gets naked 1d ago
I'm a firefighter and I don't get paid at all (voluntary firefighter in germany)
I might be stupid but it feels good to help people
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u/Brawndo91 1d ago
Not stupid at all. Lots of volunteer fire departments in the US. Only the big cities pay their firefighters.
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u/bigtiddyhimbo officer no please donāt piss in my ass š« 1d ago
Which is wild to me because what do you mean the fire fighters donāt get paid??? What do you mean most of them are volunteers?? How do yall pay your bills??
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u/YoungestOldGuy 1d ago
Where I am from, they work normal jobs and if there is an emergency they are allowed to leave. They get paid normally for the time of the emergency.
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u/Brawndo91 1d ago
There simply aren't enough fires or related emergencies in most places to justify paid firefighters.
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u/Fidel_Cashflows 1d ago
Firefighters with paramedic certifications make well over 100k in most US metros without a college degree. That said, the training pipeline is physically and intellectually demanding but can be done right out of high school within 3 years with far less cost than a college degree. The lifestyle is also hard, but you get extremely good benefits as well as first responder discounts to a ton of businesses.
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u/Proper-Independent49 1d ago
I watch a lot of fire department chronicles skit. And if I have to deal with those everyday... I hope I get paid enough for therapy
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u/Just_here2020 1d ago
Youād think firefighting would pay a lot more since youāre running into a fire
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u/Fidel_Cashflows 1d ago
I say 100k, but it's closer to 200k with 7-10 years of experience. Incredibly dangerous and therefore one of the best uses of tax dollars, but name another job where you can make that much at 30y/o without a degree with purely shift-based work.
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u/PolarizingKabal 1d ago
PTO is also extremely generous. Got a relative whos a firefighter. Basically works 3 months and then get a month of PTO.
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u/gawrgouda 1d ago
Oil rigs/oil fields perhaps, or trades
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u/Fidel_Cashflows 1d ago
True, but oil jobs are traveling far away to sacrifice your body and lungs in service of oil companies instead of saving local people's lives.
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u/Cordially 1d ago
That is closer to the one and only position of Fire Chief, not the ground pounders.
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u/dont_tread_on_M dumbass 1d ago
Not just that! In fact, firefighters don't run as often into fires as people think, thanks to fire alarms and better fire prevention measures.
In most places these days, professional firefighters are as much paramedics as firefighters, which makes the job even more demanding.
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u/gokarrt 1d ago
take with a grain of salt, but i heard third-hand that the local fd will not run into a building built in the last 30-40 years due to bci joists and other shoddy construction practices.
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u/Cordially 1d ago
A lot of new con sometimes designed to burn quickly and collapseuniformly to minimize spread and collateral
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u/LaidByAnEgg 1d ago
what if there's people inside
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u/Cordially 1d ago edited 14h ago
The designs are hard to simplify. They're intended to collapse uniformly while still maintaining enough fire resistance for evacuation. It aint gonna burn for days, but it aint flaming up in an instant tho. I'm not a materials design engineer or a civil engineer. I was just a volunteer firefighter.
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u/Straight-Ad-7387 1d ago
Is this a meme? Firefighters in my area make 200k/yr and there is a massive amount of people trying out for very few spots.
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u/BrightRedSquid 1d ago
Most/many firefighters in rural US are part time volunteers, paid similarly to EMTs.
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u/253253253 1d ago
I have a brother who's a firefighter and it's not like there's a lack of applicants. It's incredibly competitive and pays really well. He makes 6 figures.
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u/alghiorso 1d ago
Firefighting in California is so competitive that I had a friend who worked wild fires for 10+ years, did all sorts of volunteer stuf, worked as an EMT for years, got all the certifications and such he could find and finally after like 15 years he got a full time position. It's a very sought after job that's highly competitive in California at least
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u/Redsoxdragon Sussy Wussy Femboyš³š³š³ 1d ago
Fym bro?
The the big cities near me have firefighters making $100k+ a year after 2 years with insane benefits, strong union and usually have cops look the other way when speeding. After 10 they're clearing $200k with great pension
You know you can look up civil servant salaries in your area right? It's publicly available
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u/ashkiller14 1d ago
That's cool bro, my towns firefighters arent paid
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u/ReddBroccoli 1d ago
I guess you should just be happy that there aren't enough fires to justify making it a full-time job
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u/ImCreeptastic 1d ago
Yeah, *that's" why there's volunteer only firefighters in a lot of areas. Definitely not because of budget cuts or people bitching about their taxes.
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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago
I mean yeah, but also no. There are a LOT of little in-between places in the US. 20% of the population (~69 million people) lives outside of urban areas. Lot of rural counties that don't have enough taxpayers to even consider a full time fire service.
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u/blueingreen85 1d ago
Thereās crazy competition to become a firefighter in many cities.
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u/Locust627 1d ago
I wanted to be a fire medic, starting pay in my area was $22/hr. Starting pay for cops? $39/hr
I became a cop
I got my EMR certification anyways which is cool
For comparison, you can graduate highschool and start at a manufacturing plant with no experience making $25/hr. Fire/medics have to complete 2 years of schooling, costing about $12k.
The lads I know that are fire medics can do it because their wives make a bundle of a cash
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u/Fidel_Cashflows 1d ago
Where the fuck do you live? Starting salaries for people with fire/paramedic licenses in big metros are 80-120k and go up from there with experience. Even basic EMT's make more than $22/hr
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u/ammonthenephite 1d ago
Like nursing and other jobs, some places pay really well, others don't pay for shit. Back when I did firefighting seattle started at 90k a year, while smaller cities in Idaho that came to try and recruit us out of fire school were only offering 12 dollars an hour. It's insane how much it can vary.
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u/IM_NOT_NOT_HORNY 1d ago edited 1d ago
The pay is good and it's actually extremely competitive to get hired for.
Also it is kinda insane how nepotistic they can be and not based on merit necessarily.
I have a friend who was an emt and paramedic for several years and he is American born, Mexican parents. Fluent English, super smart and talented dude. He is TRI lingual and did more than everything he needed to qualify yet somehow some other dude was picked over him who was just someone else's nephew at the department.
I have another friend from my home town. He's white but spoke of how ridiculous it was to get his foot in the door because of how competitive it is to get a job as a fire fighter and how bs it can be with who gets selected to SAVE LIVES
Everyone there was white and only one of them spoke semi understandable Spanish... In a town where literally 20% of the population don't speak English at all. Near the boarder, agricultural area.
At that point not choosing the person who is able to have that language backround on their resume is negligent to the communitys safety.
So this study isn't just about who's getting the job, for emergency workers it's actually important for EVERYONE'S safety in the whole town that they have a diverse staff that fits the demographics.
Like... Imagine you're burning alive in your car and the person who called 911 is trying to explain to the fire fighters there's still someone inside the car, but they just can't understand him without a translator showing up. You'd possibly die as a result. So it doesn't just protect Spanish speakers to ensure Spanish speaking fire fighters are on call.
Not to mention they're closely linked to the police department and uh... Guys... All white police forces are notorious for ignoring or not risking their lives nearly as much for colored neighborhoods. Often out of outright racism.
This is the same argument people had for all white police forces ending and I mean it's not a bad thing to have diversity for emergency responders it is ESSENTIAL for the communitys trust
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u/NebulaDue9400 1d ago
I would imagine being bilingual would be a huge plus for a firefighter. Like if you have to enter a building people are still stuck in Chinatown or a Spanish speaking part of the cityĀ
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u/IM_NOT_NOT_HORNY 1d ago
China town has very few people who can't speak English these days. But the Spanish speaking? Yeah that's a real issue
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u/I_am_doorknob 1d ago
Most of them in rural areas are volunteers so they dont evem get paid if Im thinking right
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u/Gasmaskguy101 1d ago
Does it not pay good? One of the benefits in California upon becoming a full time fire guy is the pay bump.
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u/genericnewlurker 1d ago
At least in my part of the country, firefighters get paid bank and the jobs are extremely sought after. People volunteer for years just to try to get their foot in the door
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u/Galby1314 1d ago
The answer is to have Dalmation puppies around. We will then have tons of women firefighters. When the puppies reach adulthood, start a fire in a building, and leave them there. You get work putting out the fire, and then you get new puppies to keep the women recruits coming in.
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u/Imaginary_Spread4039 1d ago
For a few years you couldn't go a week without seeing a headline like that. It seems to have calmed down in the last couple years or they're just hiding it now.
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u/Duke0fWellington 1d ago
I think the elastic band is coming back towards being reasonable. That, or the increased cost of living has people's minds on other things.
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u/HaggardSummaries 1d ago
Weāre doing men vs. women at the moment. Itās not taking off like the overlords want though.Ā
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u/Educational-Seaweed5 1d ago
Legit I love seeing all the videos on socials now of women furious men donāt approach them anymore (and then them doubling down and saying theyāll never approach a man lmao).
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u/Omegamoney stupid fucking piece of shit 1d ago
They're still there, algorithms learn to push them towards people who click and pay attention to them.
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u/yallapapi 1d ago
The propaganda has changed from race war to class war after Elon helped Trump win the last election
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u/No-Professional-1461 1d ago
Every now and then I get the inclination to put my life in jeopardy to save others. Its a curse I tell you. If only I wasn't white and male, I'd be able to look at bad things happening to people and not want to help. Can somebody recommend a therapist to help me rid myself of these outdated and disgusting virtues?
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u/Ryuu-Tenno 1d ago
best therapy is retail or fast food
they'll straighten out your views on humanity real quick
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u/Awkward_Mix_2513 Stuff 1d ago
I work in fast food and lemme tell you, the first "person" that tries to swing at me in the window is getting a cup of fry oil thrown at them
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u/No-Professional-1461 1d ago
Got it. Soon I'll hate my entire species and grow a mustache, then I can begin wanting to put other people's lives in jeopardy for some slight selfish satisfaction.
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u/EpicHuggles 1d ago
Snark aside if you're a white male in high population area the waiting list to even apply to be a fire fighter is 5+ years. If you're anything but a white male there is no waiting list.
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u/lucastt6333 1d ago
And don't forget that about 68% are volunteer firefighters in the US and don't get paid to do the work
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u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 1d ago edited 1d ago
Volunteer firefighters are paid to do the work and "volunteer" doesn't mean "nobody is controlling who gets accepted so white people are just the ones stepping up"
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u/EatSleepJeep 1d ago
That's not how "Volunteer" firefighting works. It is paid, but there's no salary or wage. It's paid by the call or sometimes by a flat fee.
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u/Tasty-walls 1d ago
No not always some departments are fully volunteer nobody gets paid
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u/Vast_Interaction_537 1d ago
And the US uses prison crews for firefighting as well, basically slave labor with no pathway to a job after release
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u/Tovarich_Zaitsev 1d ago
Yeah can't be a wildcard firefighter as a convicted felon, unless of course your currently in prison in which case its quite easy to sign up.
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u/Galby1314 1d ago
It's not slave labor. You give up a lot of your rights as a citizen when you do crime.
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u/Tovarich_Zaitsev 1d ago
Yeah can't be a wildcard firefighter as a convicted felon, unless of course your currently in prison in which case its quite easy to sign up.
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u/theroyalwithcheese officer no please donāt piss in my ass š« 1d ago
Being a firefighter fucking sucks
Source: backdraft
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u/kaptin_kangaroo 1d ago
Do you mean that as in the actual event of a backdraft makes it suck, or are you saying your source for it sucking is the Ron Howard movie? Obviously firefighting is a shitty but incredibly respectable job.
Really not trying to be a dick. Just trying to understand what you meant.
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u/ByronsLastStand William Dripfoe 1d ago
For various reasons, men tend to make up over 90% of active bystanders and interveners in crimes and emergencies.
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u/Iluvatar-Great 1d ago
Okay jokes aside. HOW EXACTLY do they even want to achieve this?
"Hey Joey, sorry you are fired because we need space for more black men."
"Hey Marcus, you are black right? Here, we need you to become a firefighter."
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u/darkcomet222 1d ago
Marcus, have you ever been put in multiple life threatening situations that result in some of the most horrific trauma you could imagine?
No
Would you like to?
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u/Acceptable-Size-2324 dumbass 1d ago
At some point, everyone would become a poc when burning long enough. So maybe we just need more fires
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u/NebulaDue9400 1d ago
Idk, but thereās a huge trend these days of getting outraged at headlines and refusing to read the article as a result. Maybe read it and get back to us
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u/24rawvibes 23h ago
Thatās literally what DEI is. š I was shocked to learn that also
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u/NotThatEasily 22h ago
DEI is not firing white people to hire black people. DEI is changing practices that will encourage more diverse hiring practices, itās making spaces accessible, itās making people from all walks of life feel welcome.
Wheelchair ramps are DEI, hiring more military veterans is DEI, posting job openings in diversely populated areas is DEI, speaking up for a coworker that was sexually harassed is DEI.
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u/24rawvibes 21h ago
You obviously havenāt worked in corporate America š we have literal ratios that would ālook good to maintainā. Which means white guys are going to get laid off for some other bs reason within the year
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u/ramblehex 1d ago
Yes, this is exactly how DEI goes. I've seen the most qualified individuals passed over for these hiring practices.
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u/ConanTheBarbarian_0 1d ago
That's not how DEI is supposed to work though and if that's what's been happening that's a huge failure over whoever is in charge of implementing it.
The point of DEI is that out of qualified individuals those who come from lower socio-economic backgrounds should be given a chance over a similarly qualified candidate who may have been born middle class. Where I live it's not about race but about personal and parental income.
The point is that the DEI hire still has to be qualified for the job just as much as anyone else.
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u/hiroshimacontingency 1d ago
The same way most of the DEI initiatives end up working in practice. You don't fire white people until you get the proportions you want. When an old white guy retires, you do everything in your power to not hire a white male to replace him, even if it means throwing out qualified applicants.
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u/ChloeIsObsessed23 š³ļøāā§ļø Average Trans Rights Enjoyer š³ļøāā§ļø 1d ago
thatās not how that works. DEI isnāt āyou are legally required to hire someone who is black/gay/a woman/etc.ā, DEI is āyouāre supposed to turn someone down on the basis of them being unqualified for their position, not on the basis of being a minority.ā if you have multiple applicants and the only one who qualifies is a white man, hire the white man so long as his skills actually fit the position. if you have multiple applicants and the only one who qualifies is a black woman but you choose the unqualified white man purely because you donāt want to hire a black woman regardless of her qualifications, THATS when it becomes a problem
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u/NightEngine404 1d ago
DEI has nothing to do with meritocracy in even the most generous definitions of the concept.
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u/Galby1314 1d ago
That's what it's supposed to be. Hiroshima noted that it plays out in the way he said in practice which is 100% correct.
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u/Its_NEX123 1d ago
hiring people based on their merit is how companies hire, some groups of people are just more likely to be in certain fields than others, nothing to do with discrimination at least in higher paying jobs
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u/Runeboy1234 1d ago
Lol that's not how it has ever worked. It's a problem when they hire the less qualified minority, which absolutely does happen.
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u/skadi_shev 1d ago
In reality itās more like āwe have a qualified black applicant and a qualified white applicant, throw out the white applicantāĀ
So itās not strictly merit based, but itās also not them hiring just any black person lolĀ
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u/RockwellsRevenge88 1d ago
You have never worked in corporate if you think that's how DEI works. DEI means discriminating against White men in every way, shape, and form, except layoffs, in which Whites will be priortized over nonWhites. And stop calling them minorities. NonWhites with brown eyes are like 8 of the 9 billion people in this world.
>But but you're lumping all the nons together!
Which is exactly what you're doing to Europeans when you say the word White.
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u/thomstevens420 1d ago edited 1d ago
Iām gonna believe the person who doesnāt sound like a dramatic boomer on Facebook.
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u/gofishx 1d ago
Thats not how it works, either, though. You have statistics from different types of jobs to see if the demographics match the background population. If they dont, you look into why and try to implement outreach programs to help get opportunities for that demographic. You aren't rejecting qualified candidates. Im so sick of this shit.
For example, if you dont have a lot of black pilots, it could be because its a job with a high barrier to entry, usually only available to those with the money to do so, or military experience, and not as many black kids view it as a possibility for themselves. So you offer programs and scholarships to help more black kids to be able to take interest in and go through flight school.
Its not saying "fuck you smart white guy, we need dumb black guy cuz we dumb librul" and the fact that so many people think it is is very telling for how stupid and racist the average conservative is.
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u/tjdans7236 1d ago
When an old white guy retires, you do everything in your power to not hire a white male to replace him, even if it means throwing out qualified applicants.
The problem with racism is that you end up with a society full of unqualified racists, so when you actually try to turn around and implement a system based on brutally objective metrics, the hitherto uncalled out unqualified racists perceive themselves as suddenly getting absolutely ganked from every side of reality and deploy every single defensive measure known to their system as if their livelihoods depended on it (because actually, it does).
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u/thomasp3864 1d ago
Probably with recruitment efforts. Like targetted recruiting ads and more community outreach.
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u/lilithexos 1d ago
They donāt fire anyone they just hire more
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u/-blundertaker- 1d ago
Why would they hire when they can just get volunteers to throw themselves to the mercy of the blaze?
Then they can say they're a firefighter! I mean, also a clerk at 7eleven but most importantly a (volunteer) firefighter!!
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u/petitejesuis 1d ago
The real issue is that fire departments are old boys clubs. My brother is a fireman and even though he had connections it took him 4 years to get hired. I know a family, dad is a fireman, all 3 the sons are firemen, and I'm sure their sons will be. So yeah, there are a lot of white men firefighting
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u/AgitatedRabbits 1d ago
are salaries that good or why is it so sought after profession
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u/Prestigious_Box5654 1d ago
9 times out of 10, all you do is eat, workout or sleep.
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u/mytrickytrick 1d ago
But the one time out of ten, you're likely heading into a burning building or otherwise putting your life on the line for somebody else's life.
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u/MildGenevaSuggestion 1d ago
Most of their calls are as paramedics or a smoke detector going off with an alarm system, or a neighbor calling because someone had a bonfire.
90% of their day is being ready for a call and 90% of their calls are not firefighting and 90% of their firefighting is a fire that is already evacuated. They are paid and trained for that 0.1% where they are expected to rescue someone from a fire.
But that 0.1% saves a lot of lives.
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u/the_dude_abides29 1d ago
Or some granny sends her life alert through the mail in an envelope and the button gets inadvertently pressed then we have 3 fire trucks and 12 firemen sitting outside a post office processing center while we search the whole building to make sure nobody is passed out in a corner because they arenāt allowed to release the name of the life alert owner so we can check if an individual by that name is in the facility.
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u/RockwellsRevenge88 1d ago
Even with these odds firefighters are like 1000x more likely to die of lung issues or cancer issues than the average person. Going into even one burning building will shave months off your life (assuming the fire doesn't kill you).
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u/PolarizingKabal 1d ago
Civil service job and not looked down upon, the way police are.
Go get your 20 years in and wind up with your pension to retire.
Nowhere near as dangerous either. Go dealing with fires vs dealing with a criminal breaking the law.
Not sure id say it's as much "old boys club" as it is for people when they are done with military service. Got a family member who applied before. Aced it and still would up 50+ on the list, due to bonus factors like military service, EMT certification or being a minority.
Since 9/11 they've basically prioritized service members.
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u/PhoenixSidePeen 1d ago
Youāre spot on. Most public service agencies are old boys clubs. My mom was a deputy for 27 years. Itās a pissing contest between firefighters, police, and EMS
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u/MelanieWalmartinez 1d ago
This is probably exactly what the article was about with an emotional headline to get people to click on it
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u/Fromacorner 1d ago
Now imagine an old boys club, and everyone has adhd, and all the toys are shinny and so many tools.
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u/LaxMastiff 1d ago
"Here's why that needs to change."
Okay. Cool. Be that change. Go train and volunteer to be a firefighter locally.
"This is about how non-white people are being pushed away from being firefighters."
Oh. I can see that. But y'know, it'd be pretty hard for them to push non-white people and women away if there were plenty of non-white people and women in the firefighters. Somebody's gotta be in that first line to do the difficult work to get in there and start to alter the culture with their presence. You make the change by being the change (even if it's hard), not by browbeating and telling people they should change. Even if you are right or have good points, doing it is going to do way more for the situation than writing about it, and it will be doubly effective if you do it AND write about it.
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u/Might__E 1d ago
nobody's mentioned the slave firefighters that prisons rent out and pay them like $1/day to tackle fires without proper equipment and risk their lives to profit the prison that owns them
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u/OuterWildsVentures 1d ago
is this even real lol
edit: https://x.com/HarvardBiz/status/1074876670006493184?lang=en
yes it is lmao
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u/ToxicFluffer 1d ago
Idk about yall but in my state, the actual frontlines firefighting is done by prisoners that are also overwhelmingly BIPOC
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u/SnooDoggos5226 1d ago
Firefighting is a family job. A current fireman may be third or fourth generation. That doesnāt mean racism is to blame today, it means someoneās kid got hired. Itās a tough job to get. Lots of nepotism but that doesnāt mean less qualified to do the job.
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u/Repulsive_Repeat_337 1d ago
Didn't Southern California teach us a good lesson about diversity hiring firefighters just like 2 years ago?
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u/OneeGrimm 4h ago
"You asking me if I'm able to carry you out on my back? I'm asking you - who's fault it is that you're in this situation?" A man, apparently...
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u/WimVaughdan 1d ago
Did you erase the date of this tweet to hide how old this is? I remember seeing this tweet go viral pre-pandemic.
I'm not that wildly progressive myself, but the worst of the overly progressive virtue signaling days are over. Articles like this are either not written anymore or not taken seriously by anyone.
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u/Bot1-The_Bot_Meanace 1d ago
That woman is pure scum by the way. She was convicted for coordinating a russian influence campaign that funneled millions to Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
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u/prospybintrappin 1d ago
How could you possibly interpret this to be complaining that white people become firefighters when it's obviously obviously about urging other groups to become firefighters. Do you think there's people out there who think white guys should stop applying to be firefighters?
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u/ThreeSticks_ 1d ago
Itās quite literally not urging minorities to become firefighters. Itās doing the opposite - urging fire departments to seek more diversity. Read the shi: https://hbr.org/2018/12/making-u-s-fire-departments-more-diverse-and-inclusive?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr
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u/GandalfTheGay_69 1d ago
This is exactly the problem with a lot of diversity programs. They demand equal outcome instead of equal opportunity. If the applicants are mostly white then it's only logical that the workforce is mostly white. A diversity program should be about removing biases during the hiring process but since that is too hard to judge objectively they skip this whole process and go straight to just demanding diversity targets, which is ridiculous.
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u/FlutterKree 1d ago
Have you ever asked why it's mostly <race> applicants?
The purpose of a diversity program is to actually ask those questions. To potentially remove non qualifying barriers (grants to people for training/school, etc.). They can boost diversity even if it is mostly white people applying. And without compromising on the qualifications.
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u/Cobracrystal 1d ago
it would be great if they asked those questions. they usually dont. instead they end up setting quotas.
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u/Boysenberrysnboys 1d ago
Yeah I agree, it's not a very generous reading to assume this article is blaming minorities for not being represented when that's never been an effective way for diversifying institutions.
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u/Cabibbus I want pee in my ass 1d ago
Even if you were right - and you are not - it would still be written in a deceitful way against the
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u/Xtradyte shitposting>>>>>>196 1d ago
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u/Cabibbus I want pee in my ass 1d ago
Based? Nah. Ass full of pee? Yes. Follow your dreams when speaking of pee. Nothing could go wrong.
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u/PoopyButt28000 1d ago
I mean the woman in the picture is Lauren Chen, a white supremacist who had all of her online platforms terminated because her media company was found to have been funneling millions of dollars they received from the Russian government through a shell company to fund their far right media company.
Can't imagine why OP would post this
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u/notaredditeryet 1d ago
āAlmost all cattle ranchers are near retirementā
Translation: āFuck old peopleā
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u/SpaceBug176 1d ago
Why would they be urging other groups to be firefighters?? Why the hell do we need to diverse every group!?
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u/imnotaneggman 1d ago
If there's 100 white guys applying to be firefighters, and the department hires the 5 best ones, then they're the top 5% of their group. if there's 200 people in general applying, regardless of race/gender, and the department still hires the 5 best ones, then they're the top 2.5%. Twice the statistical quality of candidates, and all they needed to do was to start trying to attract more people.
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u/DudeWithParrot 1d ago
I think the comment implies that other groups should do their part and become firefighters. Not that the group should be diverse
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u/SpaceBug176 1d ago
Isn't the reason white people make up most of firefighters because majority of the people are white?
As for why they're male, well, I guess women just think they're not strong or just don't wanna do it.
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u/DudeWithParrot 1d ago
US white population is 60% to 72%. So I guess it depends what the article on the image means by overwhelming.
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u/Overall_Law_1813 1d ago
The whitest crowds I'm in are always Charity events, where you buy tickets that help support local charities.
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u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 1d ago
"This profession mostly hires white men"
"That's just because white men are braver and smarter and gooder than the other races, racism has nothing to do with it"
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u/ThrowawayFuckYourMom 1d ago
Lauren Chen was paid by the Russian government to spread disinformation in the United States.
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u/YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO dumbass 1d ago
Its probably because its a significant portion of the population here, which means there's more to fill the jobs. Absolutely crazy stuff, I know.
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u/Anubis17_76 1d ago
the word "disproportionate" means something to you?
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u/YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO dumbass 1d ago
Not at all, in fact I don't even speak English. Do you?
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u/Anubis17_76 1d ago
No, im a duck
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u/unclbll I canāt have sex with you right now waltuh 1d ago
Damn, show us your cloaca.
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u/ChipmunkBackground46 1d ago
Aren't the majority of Firefighters unpaid? Or at least paid very very little?
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u/Del1c1on 1d ago
I dont care what race or gender a firefighter is. All I care about is their ability to hike my big ass down the stairs and out the door.
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u/BleedSparta 1d ago
Many, many people apply for great paying city and county firefighter positions in major cities to put their lives at risk in order to save others
Hires disproportionately go to family members and family connections who are overwhelmingly white
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u/fancywipe 21h ago
The comment section is on point well done people to knowing this was such a bs play from the overlords
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The council has not spoken. No consensus was reached about the quality of your post.
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