nepotism

[inhotep]

Do you see nepotism at your current work or have seen such cases in the past?
Please elaborate.


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[Howard]

"I don't know that ethics is"?
"I don't get a shit"?

 

[Pepsei]

you forgot 'both' for the first question, and it could be a socially acceptable corruption.

 

[inhotep]

oh god, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[BrownTown]

Here is a question I am wondering, since it applies to me. Lets say you could get a job by nepotism, how much more would that job have to pay than the best you can get on your own rights? Thats something I'm gonna have to ask myself since I know my dads gonna be pulling every string he can to get me a job even though I have told him like 20 times not to. Basically thinks I am incapable of doing anything on my own, but at the same time, what do I do if he gets a great job lined up and I can't get anything nearly as good on my own right?

 

[GeekDrew]

No in public sector.
Yes in private sector.

Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly.

I am a state employee and in a work union; therefore,
- nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad

 

[inhotep]

"what do I do if he gets a great job lined up and I can't get anything nearly as good on my own right?"
If the only reason why you got the better job is because your dad pulled a string and not because of your own abilities then it is call nepotism.
If your only job qualification is your dad then you and your dad cheated a qualified person out of a job.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Hey if you own something you can hire anyone you want. Some family friends own an asparagus farm; his sons drive the carts making the most money. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[inhotep]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
No in public sector.
Yes in private sector.

Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly.

I am a state employee and in a work union; therefore,
- nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad

My department manager is a state employee and whose daughter is my supervisor.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: inhotep

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
No in public sector.
Yes in private sector.

Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly.

I am a state employee and in a work union; therefore,
- nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad

My department manager is a state employee and whose daughter is my supervisor.

And? Your situation might be particularly good or bad, but that doesn't mean that the same circumstances apply to all nepotism.

 

[inhotep]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: inhotep

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
No in public sector.
Yes in private sector.

Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly.

I am a state employee and in a work union; therefore,
- nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad

My department manager is a state employee and whose daughter is my supervisor.

And? Your situation might be particularly good or bad, but that doesn't mean that the same circumstances apply to all nepotism.

Can you give some examples of how "Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly," and why "nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad?"

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Hey if you own something you can hire anyone you want. Some family friends own an asparagus farm; his sons drive the carts making the most money. Nothing wrong with that.

yep, i don't see anything wrong with that.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: inhotep
Can you give some examples of how "Nepotism is treated too stereotypically and broadly," and why "nepotism is irrelevant on a scope this broad?"

PM sent.

 

[compuwiz1]

LOL
Is the fact that George W. Bush's dad was president and now GWB is, nepotism? 😉

 

[mugs]

In college I got an internship because I was dating the daughter of the owner of the company. But I was very qualified for the job. Actually they didn't expect enough out of me - I finished all of my work for the summer in 3 weeks. They had to find something else to give me, and I finished that in 3 weeks too.

A few years later after the company had been sold to a very large publicly held company and the former owner was gone, I was hired as a full-time employee, so I guess they were happy with my work.