A guy named Andrew Brigida, who scored 100% on the air-traffic controller exam, was turned down for the job because he was white

[Zincwarrior]

Its ok. DOGE is laying off hundreds.

 

[Moonglow]

/—-/ I always back up my claims with a link.
Example: Would a trump supporter like to take a shot at explaining this?

No, not every time.

 

[Moonglow]

I see you avoided my question.

What are RFK's qualifications to run health care in this country.


Seems like a pretty simple question, you can list his credentials and accomplishments other than, "Guy pimping off his famous father's name".

He was a heroin addict who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

 

[Lesh]

This information needs to be spread far and wide. DEI really does equal DIE. Supporters of DEI don't care about human lives. They are perfectly OK with people dying in order to enact their ridiculous ideology.

A guy named Andrew Brigida, who scored 100% on the air-traffic controller exam, was turned down for the job because he was white

By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill) February 1, 2025 Liberals keep insisting that Obama never lowered the standards for air-traffic controllers. But the proof keeps coming out more and mor…

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A guy named Andrew Brigida, who scored 100% on the air-traffic controller exam, was turned down for the job because he was white​

By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)

February 1, 2025

Liberals keep insisting that Obama never lowered the standards for air-traffic controllers.

But the proof keeps coming out more and more and more.

I don’t expect the liberals to admit that they were wrong.

But I do like to keep documenting this, and showing it to as many people as possible.

The Telegraph just reported:

https://archive.ph/5iuqQ

An aspiring air traffic controller who claimed he was denied a job because of diversity targets said the aviation agency’s obsession with inclusion made an accident likely to happen.

Andrew Brigida, 35, scored 100 per cent in his training exam but alleged that he was denied a position in an air traffic control tower because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recruitment process favoured diverse candidates. He is part of a class action lawsuit filed against the federal agency.

Speaking after the Washington air disaster, in which 67 people were killed, Mr Brigida claimed that years of diversity hiring meant it was only a matter of time before an accident happened.

“You want to hire the best and the brightest for this kind of job because it is a very stressful job and it can take a toll on you, age you prematurely,” he told The Telegraph. “You want to make sure that the people that are doing it are the best.”

Mr Brigida graduated from Arizona State University’s collegiate training initiative in 2013 – a partnership programme with the FAA that was previously used to train and select the most qualified applicants.

After scoring top marks in his air traffic control selection and training examination, he was placed on a preferred candidate list until the FAA changed the rules.

Under the Obama administration, the regulator replaced a skills-based test with a biographical questionnaire to attract more diverse applicants.

When Mr Brigida tried again to become an air traffic controller under the new tests, he said he failed the biographical questionnaire because he “didn’t fit the preferred ethnic profile”.

So he actually FAILED the test

Newsflash… they look at a lot of things beyond raw data because it’s a high stress job

Sounds like the guy was “out there”

 

[Cellblock2429]

No, not every time.

/---/ True, I don't always post a link proving you're an idiot—a funny one, but an idiot none the less.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Trump will always be incompetent.

That will never change.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Race shouldn't have anything to do with it. We need the best people in these positions, period.

If you don't agree, let's test it out.

Airline A says "We hire the pilots with the most experience and best test scores"

Airline B says, "We focus on diversity"

Which one you buying a ticket for?

For mission critical roles, why would anyone want DEI? DEI necessarily puts a premium on attributes over skillsets and aptitudes.

 

[JoeB131]

For mission critical roles, why would anyone want DEI? DEI necessarily puts a premium on attributes over skillsets and aptitudes.

Works on the assumption that white privilege results in skills and aptitudes.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Works on the assumption that white privilege results in skills and aptitudes.

Nope. I never said anything about race or skin color ….. you did. Show me a case for air traffic controllers where someone not white with same skills sets, experience, test scores was denied because of skin color?

 

[JoeB131]

Nope. I never said anything about race or skin color ….. you did. Show me a case for air traffic controllers where someone not white with same skills sets, experience, test scores was denied because of skin color?

Since personnel files are confidential, you know I can't.

Just like Brigida's claims will probably be found to be bogus.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Since personnel files are confidential, you know I can't.

Just like Brigida's claims will probably be found to be bogus.

Ok, are there any stories out there where someone who is considered DEI based on personal attributes that applied for a mission critical position and was denied despite having top test scores, experience and skills sets?

If someone is about to get on a plane or undergo surgery, do they put a premium on the provider’s DEI track record or the provider’s commitment to top skills sets, aptitudes, and experience?

 

[JoeB131]

Ok, are there any stories out there where someone who is considered DEI based on personal attributes that applied for a mission critical position and was denied despite having top test scores, experience and skills sets?

If someone is about to get on a plane or undergo surgery, do they put a premium on the provider’s DEI track record or the provider’s commitment to top skills sets, aptitudes, and experience?

Nope. Usually, I work on the assumption that our doctors and pilots are competent.

But then again, I have no guarantee that the doctor hasn't developed a substance abuse problem or the pilot isn't distracted by marriage problems, either.

Again, most of the medical professionals I encounter these days are non-Americans. My current PA was born in China. (But that's because my wife needs one who speaks Mandarin). Most other doctors and nurses I've had were born in India.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Nope. Usually, I work on the assumption that our doctors and pilots are competent.

But then again, I have no guarantee that the doctor hasn't developed a substance abuse problem or the pilot isn't distracted by marriage problems, either.

Again, most of the medical professionals I encounter these days are non-Americans. My current PA was born in China. (But that's because my wife needs one who speaks Mandarin). Most other doctors and nurses I've had were born in India.

You are focused on attributes. Does your provider tout universal DEI; meaning, does DEI apply whether the position is surgeon or administrator?

 

[JoeB131]

You are focused on attributes. Does your provider tout universal DEI; meaning, does DEI apply whether the position is surgeon or administrator?

Again, anyone they hire is competent.

Am I getting the best? Of course not. The best is working for some rich guy.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Again, anyone they hire is competent.

Am I getting the best? Of course not. The best is working for some rich guy.

Do they qualify? Have standards been reduced? Do they have the skills sets?

 

[Scoutster]

So I’ve stayed out of the thread for a reason. There are highly intelligent people that should not get certain jobs or any for that part, Ted Kacyznski come to mind? To be honest, I would have liked to meet him at his prime to really figure out or try to how intelligent he was. I’ve never met anyone more intelligent than me just saying, yes I’m arrogant as fuck for a reason. He had a brilliant mind without question, but a fucked up person also.

 

[JoeB131]

Do they qualify? Have standards been reduced? Do they have the skills sets?

Yes,
Maybe
Yes

 

[krichton]

I dont see any actual evidence the FAA is hiring based on race and gender, but who knows.

Did FAA reject air traffic controllers based on race? What we know

The federal agency is facing a major class action lawsuit of alleged discriminatory hiring polices during the Obama administration.

www.newsweek.com