"I don't mind that I'm fat. You still get the same money." - Brando

So, remember the post about the president flipping out on IT? It led to Jack putting in his two-weeks' notice the next day, and a scramble has been on ever since to teach somebody everything he knows and get a replacement hired ASAP.

They've had a couple interviews so far and have a couple more lined up. Fred Fanning, director of computer stuff, has been doing the interviews and he's a friend of ours. This morning he comes and tells me they have two good candidates, a young black guy out of work, and an older white guy that's willing to take a pay cut from his current job since he's sure he'll be able to get back to that salary in no time here (he's making some dangerous assumptions). The president called Fred into his office yesterday to ask him some questions that went something like this:

Bill: How's the interview process going?
Fred: We have two good candidates.
Bill: What're they like?
Fred: They have different specialties, but either would be very helpful in the position.
Bill: Tall?
Fred: Average to above.
Bill: Heavy?
Fred: Not particularly.
Bill: Good. We don't need any fat people around here. Families?
Fred: One's single, the other is just married, not looking to have kids anytime soon.
Bill: Excellent. That's the best way.

• He knew the one guy was black. All that and he didn't play the race card? Surprising.
• How did my fat ass get hired here?
• The only reason he wants singles is because he thinks they're more likely to come in at 2AM on Sunday to check on something that has nothing to do with them, but that Bill wants them there for nonetheless.
• How pompous is it to call someone into your office and openly express your discrimination practices?

So many reasons to hate...