Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in our workforce. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or status as a veteran of the Armed Forces.
This is a notice on the webpage of a company with whom I am interviewing tomorrow. While this is not an uncommon notice / disclamer, I find it to be full of contradictions.....the most gross being that of Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action.

Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: affirmative action
Function: noun
Date: 1965
: an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women

Main Entry: equal opportunity employer
Function: noun
Date: 1963
: an employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental handicap, or age


Ok, maybe there is some loophole...for example the word 'opportunities' in the affirmative action definition could be loosly interpreted. I think affirmative action is mostly a euphemism for reverse discrimination. To me it's wrong regardless of the label you put on it. The best person should get the job...period!

I was wondering what everyone else thought on the subject of affirmative action. Do you think it's fair? If you were a minority would you want to get a job because of your color or sex? If you are a white man how do you feel about losing a job because of your sex and color?