Comcast

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There has been a recent push from Comcast to hire only minorities to make the company look more diverse, and this is eroding the knowledge base. Over the past couple of years, most new hires are not qualified to work in the positions they are filling and have only been hired to fill a checkbox on a diversity checklist.

HR has been asking employees if they know anyone who is black, Latino, disabled, etc., that would like to work at the CMC. The fact that more emphasis is placed on a person's race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other minority status than on that person's qualifications means that Comcast no longer cares if the job is getting done correctly; they care only that the public perceives their diversity.

Likewise, since most new hires are not qualified, they are taking much less pay than a qualified candidate would ask for. This has been leading to more people making less money, and raises for those of us who have been around for a while have stopped being given.

This was a much nicer, better-run place to work when TCI was here.

Diversity only works if the people are qualified. Not paying people correctly means that more of us are looking to leave as soon as possible. Customer service won't be your biggest problem once all your talent is gone.