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I used to work for a company that actively sought out and hired the adult children of high level executives.

Even those that weren't very competent were hired since if they were part of the same Ivy League alumni network.

I have no knowledge of the business dealings but the company definitely appeared to benefit from having those connections.

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“Nepotism”

It's huge in Australia. Big Coal/Fossil has its fingers deep into government and apparently no-one thinks this is bad.

We're still approving new coal and gas projects in 2021, and milage taxing EVs with not a CO² vehicle tax in sight...

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0 pointsthrow48234424y ago0 comments

I used to work for a company that actively sought out and hired the adult children of high level executives.

Even those that weren't very competent were hired since if they were part of the same Ivy League alumni network.

I have no knowledge of the business dealings but the company definitely appeared to benefit from having those connections.

“Nepotism”

It's huge in Australia. Big Coal/Fossil has its fingers deep into government and apparently no-one thinks this is bad.

We're still approving new coal and gas projects in 2021, and milage taxing EVs with not a CO² vehicle tax in sight...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse