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> barring nepotism,

And that's where Woke comes in.

Sure, you're utterly incompetent but you have the Approved Believes, support the Approved Causes in the Approved Way, and you ticked the right superficial Identity+ checkboxes we needed.

You're hired.

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The really sad thing is that the once the markets stop rewarding woke-ism, all these people will be out of a job AND lack the skills to make it in the real world, because these companies have coddled them their entire working lives and stifled any growth opportunities to defend a "safe space".

Believe me, if it were that simple, I wouldn't have spent 3+ months looking for a job.

In any case, what check boxes are you specifically referencing? Appearance?

If you're a straight white male, have you tried identifying as LGBT for oppression ladder points? If I was an American in need of a job I'd do it for sure.

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