re: Red flags for people

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White. Liberal. Women. They are a whole arse bag of red flags. A factory full of red flags.

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Years ago, we were interviewing a female engineer from a well-known Midwestern university. She was blond and pale-skinned. Her resume included that she played a role in some Native American campus organizations. I have some Cherokee in my distant past, like a lot of older Southern families, so I asked her about it.

Within about 10 seconds, it was clear she was all about victimhood and oppression. I mentally checked out of the interview after that, and she went on to the next engineer to interview.

About the time she wrapped up with him, I'm talking to my boss standing in his door as she walks past on her way to another interview. He said "You know, I really like that gal, I think I'm going to make her an offer!". I held my tongue and just nodded. On her way out the door that afternoon, she filed a formal complaint with HR over being referred to as a "gal". My boss was a dumbass, and I was all too happy to get out of there a year or two later, but at least I didn't have to work with her grievances.

I have a lot of stories about such womenz from my time in corporate America, unfortunately.