Judge Ho tells it like it is

Judge Ho tells it like it is!
How important it is !
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The line of work I chose after My time active, was dangerous. I fixed broke things in a large industrial facility, High Voltage, Crush points, Automated cutting devices, Driver-less Vehicles, Welding, Torch use, if it's broken, fix it. Not a place for Affirmative Action just for the sake of it. People get killed in that line of work everyday. The average pay for folks trained and qualified to do it is way above average in any part of the country You wish to live. The odd thing is that the diversity among those willing to get into it, is very low. In a crew of 100 there might be 4-5 people of color, the rest are "Others". It's not because qualified applicants are being turned down, the field(Mechatronics) is wide open. We depend on each other for our lives, sound familiar, on a Daily basis. ANY time a new person comes in, the rest will form an opinion of the newbie within a couple of days, someone that doesn't "Get it" is ostracized. It's not based on Race, Creed, Gender, or anything else visibly measurable, But on the "Gut" feeling of "Do I feel safe working with this person?" I had a partner for a while that had been RIF'd as an E-6 at 17 years. This individual spent Their last several years "Teaching" E's 2 and 3 "Black Box" swapping Electronic repair of Apaches. In My MOS folks that passed the school but were later found to not be able to do the job were sent back to the school as instructors. This person fit that bill to a tee. Looked great on paper, but was unable to bring the knowledge from the head to the hands. It took several years for this person to finally do something stupid enough to get almost fired from a Union Job. It was a choice of Quit or be Terminated. During Their term of employment, a job wasn't getting done, and the company couldn't find and hire another qualified applicant, because the slot was taken. I had another partner that, no matter what wasn't working, the 1st tool out would be a Ball Peen hammer, didn't "Get" it. EO just to make some Government quota is not always the best way to go.